Trainee IPS officers, DSPs Visit Cherlapalli Central Prison

Hyderabad: Trainee IPS officers of the RR 77th Batch from the National Police Academy, along with 102 Trainee Group-I officers (Deputy Superintendents of Police) from the RBVRR Telangana Police Academy, visited Central Prison Cherlapalli as a part of their field training programme. Dr. Soumya Mishra, Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, explained the trainee officers about valuable insights into prison administration and the correctional measures undertaken for the reformation of inmates. She highlighted the new initiatives being implemented within prisons, like establishment of de-addiction centres in all central prisons and special prison for women under the initiative “Nivrutti” a first-of-its-kind effort in India. She stated that prisons are no longer merely institutions for punishment but have transformed into correctional services focused on reforming individuals and facilitating their reintegration into society as responsible citizens. She reiterated that the motto of the Prisons department is “Custody with Care”, with the overarching aim to “Transforming Lives.” A detailed presentation on the functioning, administration, Welfare activities and new initiatives implemented in the Prisons Department was delivered by N. Murali Babu, Inspector General of Prisons. During the visit, the trainees were taken on a comprehensive tour of various facilities within the prison, including Sanjeevani (Prison Hospital), prison Industry units, Annapurna (Prisoners’ Kitchen), the Library, and Prisoners’ Barracks. The trainee officers also visited the Prisoners’ Agricultural Colony at Cherlapalli, where they observed inmate-driven activities such as poultry, dairy farming, fishery, agriculture and allied activities. After the visit, a debrief session was conducted at PAC Cherlapalli, in which all doubts of the trainees were cleared and all questions are answered. The trainees were overwhelmed with the visit of both the jails.



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