Director General of Police, Prisons S.K. Mishra, today released the Departmental Calendar 2018, during a function held at Prison Headquarters Amphalla Jammu.The officers present on the occasion including Javid Masood Fazili Sr. Superintendent Central Jail KotbhalwalJammu, Dinesh Sharma Sr. Superintendent District Jail Jammu, HilalAhmad Rather Superintendent Central Jail Srinagar, besides officers of PrisonsHeadquarters Dr. Mohammad Sultan Lone DIG Prisons, SanjayKumar FA/CAO, S.ABeig Staff Officer to DGP Prisons.On the occasion, 2018 diaries, Newsletter of December, 2017 were released and distributed. The Newsletter will also be circulated among outside agencies. The achievements of Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department during 2017 were highlighted on the occasion.The Director general prisons said that a new District Jail called as Special Jail (CorrectionalHome) at Pulwama got operational last year wherein young offenders are lodged as a target group forspecial programmes of correction. Besides a new Jail building at Bhaderwah; new District Jail Kargil are under construction and would be completed within short span of time.It was also said that Jails have been enriched and security of jails have been strengthened with the introduction and supply of modern security gadgets like X-ray baggage scanners, DFMDs, Walkie-Talkie and up gradation of CCTV surveillancesystem by way of installation of high-tech security cameras at strategic points.
During the past year, the department has upgraded Female Prisoner Block at District Jail Jammu and Central Jail Jammu KB withbetter sanitary conditions.The jail authorities have started Skill Development Centre for training to Jail inmates at Central Jail Srinagar and District Jail Kishtwar which have been started in collaboration with the NGOs.The Department is Opening of Beauty Salon at District Jail Jammu for imparting training to the female inmates by the Women Polytechnic College Jammu. The Prison Training Institute named as Institute ofCorrectional Services wasmade functionalat Mishriwalla Jammu last year.In addition to the above, the department has started adult literacy programmes, Technical/Vocational programmes including cutting and tailoring, motor winding, candle making, weaving etc.On the occasion it was said that 13 number of prisoners have completed BA level education and 163 havepassed out different courses through special study centres ofIGNOU available in the Jails.During last year, Department conducted annual sports events in all the Jails, leisure time activities and cultural programmes on the eve of different festivals like Diwali, Eid etcorganized by the inmates and also through outside agencies like Information Department.Moreover, Stress Management Programmes like discussions, Yoga, Meditation especially through Art of Living – NGO arebeing held in most of the Jails.The “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” isanother regular feature of the jail authorities to ensure implementation ofcleanliness drive initiated Nationwide.