Are Prison Reforms Possible? Reformation and rehabilitation of Prisoners for the safety of the society

Download or read book Are Prison Reforms Possible? Reformation and rehabilitation of Prisoners for the safety of the society written by Adv. (Dr) P. Prathapan and published by Sankalp Publication. This book was released on with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: : The prisons and Correctional services forms and important wing in the Criminal Justice System. But Prisons remain as isolated institution in the society. At the same time correction a prisoner is considered as an important and noble work. In fact the correctional aspect is generally ignored. The book discusses in detail the objectives of imprisonment, the situation within the Prisons, grievance redressal mechanism, existing rehabilitation and welfare activities within Prisons, the maintenance of various prisons in India and the initiatives for the development of infrastructure taken by the Governments in various Prisons in India. The book also depicts the various observations on Prison conditions, rights of Prisoners and suggestion for the overall improvement by Mahatma Gandhi who was a prisoner in South Africa and in India. The book intents to bring out the importance of reformation of prisoners for their own rehabilitation and for the sake of the society and points to the possible problem areas where the immediate attention of Policy makers, Legislatures and the public spirited citizens are required. The book will be useful to Students of Sociology, Law, Criminology and Social work.