Buxar open jail
The state's first open jail, inaugurated by chief minister Nitish Kumar
at Buxar on May 23, is the most modern among the 26 open jails in 13
other states, including Rajasthan which has the highest number of nine
such jails.
According to sources, the Buxar open jail has the capacity to lodge 104 inmates. However, the prisons department authorities have so far selected only 75 prisoners who have been shifted to the Buxar open jail.
There are certain facilities at the Buxar open jail which are not available at other such jails in the country. For instance, said director (prisons, industries) BCP Singh, it offers one-room flat to every prisoner so that they could stay with their family members. In the open jail in Orissa, Punjab and Gujarat, prisoners are lodged in barracks without family members. Singh said the inmates of the Buxar open jail and their family members would be imparted computer training. The inmates of open jails in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan do not get free ration whereas those of the Buxar open jail get free ration. "However, we do not provide free ration for their family members," Singh said.
For cooking purposes, the jail authorities have got 110 LPG connections from the Indian Oil Corporation. Even utensils have been provided to the prisoners by the state home (prisons) department. Other such jails do not have the facility of LPG connections for their inmates, Singh said. The Buxar open jail has also a well-equipped gymnasium for the prisoners. However, there is no trainer. "The jail superintendent will guide the gym users," Singh said. For now, the jail superintendent of Buxar Central Jail has been given the additional charge of the open jail. Singh said the objective behind opening the open jail in the state was to encourage good conduct and self-discipline among the inmates. Hence, they are provided all modern facilities. Most of the inmates lodged in the open jail are convicts in murder cases, he said.
According to sources, the Buxar open jail has the capacity to lodge 104 inmates. However, the prisons department authorities have so far selected only 75 prisoners who have been shifted to the Buxar open jail.
There are certain facilities at the Buxar open jail which are not available at other such jails in the country. For instance, said director (prisons, industries) BCP Singh, it offers one-room flat to every prisoner so that they could stay with their family members. In the open jail in Orissa, Punjab and Gujarat, prisoners are lodged in barracks without family members. Singh said the inmates of the Buxar open jail and their family members would be imparted computer training. The inmates of open jails in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan do not get free ration whereas those of the Buxar open jail get free ration. "However, we do not provide free ration for their family members," Singh said.
For cooking purposes, the jail authorities have got 110 LPG connections from the Indian Oil Corporation. Even utensils have been provided to the prisoners by the state home (prisons) department. Other such jails do not have the facility of LPG connections for their inmates, Singh said. The Buxar open jail has also a well-equipped gymnasium for the prisoners. However, there is no trainer. "The jail superintendent will guide the gym users," Singh said. For now, the jail superintendent of Buxar Central Jail has been given the additional charge of the open jail. Singh said the objective behind opening the open jail in the state was to encourage good conduct and self-discipline among the inmates. Hence, they are provided all modern facilities. Most of the inmates lodged in the open jail are convicts in murder cases, he said.
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