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WOMEN PRISONERS AND CHILDREN’S WITH WOMEN PRISONERS- FACILITIES
(a) ACCOMMODATION:
Karnataka state has a total number of 100 prisons of various classification with an authorized capacity of 12213. Out of which 11290 for male and 993 for female prisoners. As on 31.1.2009 there are 573women prisoners in various jails of the State. Out of them 177Convicts, 379 Undertrials 16NDP S and 1 TADA.
There are 30 (17 Male+ 13 Female) children’s below the age of 6 years along with their mother prisoners in this state.
Central Prison for Women: Government has accorded sanction to start a separate prison for women and it is yet to start functioning.
(b) DIET:
The female prisoners are being served cooked nutritious food as per the scale prescribed in the Prison Manual and Rules. The children of women prisoners are being served food on the scale recommended by the Medical Officer depending upon their age. On festival days female prisoners are being served with special extra diet
(c) MEDICAL CARE:
The female prisoners have been provided with adequate and sufficient medical facilities and treatment with suitable medical diet to be served to the sick prisoners on the recommendation of the medical officer. The sick prisoners needing higher investigation, treatment and surgery are being referred to higher medical centers for specialized treatment.
In District, District Hq Sub Jails the District Surgeon and in Taluka Sub jails local Medical Officers are taking care of health aspects of the female prisoners by periodical visit to the concerned jails. In Major Jails minilabs, Urinary Analysis kits, Ophthalmic Scopes, X-ray and ECG machines are set up for better medical treatment of sick female prisoners. Ambulance vans are also being provided to the major jails to the take serious sick prisoners to the out side hospitals round the clock.
Non Governmental organizations are doing yeoman service in augmenting the health services in prisons in recent years.
(d) TRAINING:
Training in Knitting, Tailoring, Embroidery, Basket making, Dress designing, Fabric Painting, Candle Making, Agarbatti manufacturing, bag making, bakery products making, leaf cup making, Midwife and Home Nursing Training etc., are given by the jail authorities in association with Non Governmental organizations. Sewing machines have been issued to jails under modernization of prison administration.
(e) LEGAL ASSISTANCE:
In coordination with the District Legal Service Authorities, Free Legal Aid Camps have been organized regularly in all the jails to create legal awareness among the prison inmates and also to assist them to defend their cases in the respective Courts.
With a view to provide Legal Service to the prison inmates, a Legal Service Center has been started at Central Prison, Bangalore in association with Karnataka State Legal Service Authority, District Legal Service Authority, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Advocates Association.
(f) COUNSELING:
Counseling is done by NGOs both individually and in groups, allowing prisoners to bring out their pent up feeling of anger and hatred, enable them to accept the realities of their present situation in life, giving them hope and courage to face the challenges of future.
(g) RECREATION:
Periodical meditation courses, cultural programmes, recreation through TV/ Radio, etc., legal aid to the needy prisoners, better toilets, Hygiene facilities in the barracks, providing hot water, separate kitchen to cook their food. Literacy programmes, crèches to the children of women prisoners in coordination with the NGO are some of the important reformative measures adopted by the Department for improving the living conditions of prisoners. Prisoners are also trained in theatre art and also encouraged to stage dramas. World Space Radios have also been installed at Central Prison, Bangalore, Mysore, District HQ Sub-jails, Kolar, Tumkur, Hassan, Mandya and Open Air Jail, Koramangala and it is proposed to extend the facilities to all the remaining jails upto Special Sub-jails.
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