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The Jail administration is conducting various
programs which help the prisoners to improve
their educational, health and recreational
activities. Different training in
 the field of
cane, bamboo and wooden furnitures/handicraft is
being provided to the prisoner on regular basis.
A special study centre has also been established
by the IGNOU, Port Blair for the benefit of
inmates.
For providing medical care, hygiene
free environment, a dispensary with 10 bedded
hospital is functioning inside the Jail. The
Medical staffs consisting of a full time Doctor,
02 staffs nurse, 01 Pharmacist and o1 ward
attendant. At the time of admission every
prisoner is medically examined before entering
inside the Jail. Besides the jail doctor, there
has been arrangement for providing specialized
treatment from GB Pant Hospital, for the
prisoners as and when required.
A Prisoners Welfare Canteen is running inside
the Jail to facilitate for the welfare of the
prisoners. A Sales Counter for sale of
handicraft items to general public made is
opened outside the Jail main gate, which are
prepared in the workshop by the inmates.
The willing prisoners working in
various fields like workshop, kitchen,
gardening, Jail canteen are paid wages as per
following scales:-
Skilled @ Rs.
37/- per day
Unskilled @ Rs.
28/-
per day
As a part of model jail and for
mental upliftment of the prisoners Vipassana/meditation
classes are conducted to bring a positive change
in the attitude, thinking and perception of the
prisoners. Eligible convict prisoners are also being given
furlough and parole leave apart from regular mulakats so that they can have social
interactions with the outside world.
For the women prisoners separate block is
provided with kitchen facility and every basic
requirement is given to them. Various vocationa l
programs are also being conducted in the women
barrack itself.
Education is a vital for the overall development
of prisoner and benefits the society as well as
it leads to their rehabilitation and self
sufficient. An Adult Education classes have been
started and the voluntary inmates are taking
educational classes. All the educational items
like books, pencil etc. is being provided by the
department. Apart from that an registered NGO
i.e. Annaikkum Karangal Trust, Port Blair is
also providing assistance by giving educational
items.
A
library has been functioning inside the Jail
where various types of magazines, newspapers in
different languages are kept for inmates. Apart
from that religious books according to their own
faith and belief are also being kept inside the
library.
To provide free legal aid to the prisoners,
weekly visit of lawyer has been arranged by the
A & N State Legal Service Authority in the
District Jail, Prothrapur. Under-trials are
getting instruction from council according to
their legal need.
Petition boxes are fixed in every block and a
mobile petition box also circulated every
Wednesday, whose keys are in the custody of
Superintendent (Jail). The prisoners can put
their complaints in these boxes without any fear
as their names are kept secret.
Andaman and Nicobar Prison
department is functioning as a correctional
Home, where the main focus is rehabilitation,
reformation and re-socialization of inmates. To
achieve this goal, this department organizes
various indoor and outdoor games in the Jail. |
