FIVE NEW PRISONS FOR STATE
Over crowding and overcome consequent disciplinary problem in penal complexes in kerala the state government is opening three more district jails in Thiruvanthapuram district, Kannur, Eranakulam in august 2009. The government will also open a special sub jail for remand prisoners in the capital city and a prison to house women at Kakkanad in kochi.
The new jail is compleating inside the precincts of the old district jail complex at Attakulangara. The new thiruvanthapuram district subjail is being constructed inside the central prison complex.
Currently there are 6500 prisoners in various jails, including central prisons in kerala. Around 4000 of them including 151 womens are under trial prisoners. There are 510women convicts. The total holding capacity of prisoners in kerala is 4500. Most of the prisons are over crowed, resulting in disciplinary problems. Prisoners often fight over the use of toilet. The Thiruvanthapuram District jail has a capacity to hold only of prisoners.
The government has increased the number of jail wardens 869 and head warden’s to 292. More staff will be recruited for manning the new prisons.
It has set up coin box telephone booths in the three central prisons to enable in mates to speak to their relatives. The government in providing broadband connectivity to all prisons in the state to computer link the facilities with the prison department head quarters for enabling quick transmission of information and documentation.
Prof. John Kurakar
Over crowding and overcome consequent disciplinary problem in penal complexes in kerala the state government is opening three more district jails in Thiruvanthapuram district, Kannur, Eranakulam in august 2009. The government will also open a special sub jail for remand prisoners in the capital city and a prison to house women at Kakkanad in kochi.
The new jail is compleating inside the precincts of the old district jail complex at Attakulangara. The new thiruvanthapuram district subjail is being constructed inside the central prison complex.
Currently there are 6500 prisoners in various jails, including central prisons in kerala. Around 4000 of them including 151 womens are under trial prisoners. There are 510women convicts. The total holding capacity of prisoners in kerala is 4500. Most of the prisons are over crowed, resulting in disciplinary problems. Prisoners often fight over the use of toilet. The Thiruvanthapuram District jail has a capacity to hold only of prisoners.
The government has increased the number of jail wardens 869 and head warden’s to 292. More staff will be recruited for manning the new prisons.
It has set up coin box telephone booths in the three central prisons to enable in mates to speak to their relatives. The government in providing broadband connectivity to all prisons in the state to computer link the facilities with the prison department head quarters for enabling quick transmission of information and documentation.
Prof. John Kurakar
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