Avoid overcrowding prisons.Take in a new prisoner only by discharging an existing prisoner with a lesser offence. Otherwise, place him on parole. Similarly, get rid of the current overcrowding by discharging all the undertrials or those with lesser offences, till more prisons can be built.

keeping them in the prison is physical punishment. The permanent solution would be to make them know the mistakes / blunder they did and once their awareness awakened, sure enough it will not be occurred again. They are buds and allow them to blossom by counseling AND BY FORGIVING THEM.

Would like to start my views/suggestions on the following broad principals
• A person in prison does not become a non-person
• A person in prison is entitled to all human rights within the limitations of imprisonment
• There is no justification in aggravating the suffering already inherent in the process of incarceration
Issues need to be addressed has its root in the construct of our legal system and bureaucracy revolving around it.

Would like to start my views/suggestions on the following broad principals
• A person in prison does not become a non-person
• A person in prison is entitled to all human rights within the limitations of imprisonment
• There is no justification in aggravating the suffering already inherent in the process of incarceration
Issues need to be addressed has its root in the construct of our legal system and bureaucracy revolving around it.
Simplest answer to overcrowding is to build more prison with multiple floors – the question is do we have monetary resources?
Let us look at the spend area in managing prisoners either awaiting trail or otherwise.
1. Administrative & allied cost of ferrying under trails – apart from monetary cost , it leads to corruption ( fuel , bribe from prisoner’s relative for unscheduled meetings, manpower) – enable Video Conferencing in a big way and avoid ferrying under trails except in exceptional circumstances
2. Shift prisons to upcountry sites and unlock the value in real estate . this will fund construction of new modern prisons.
3. Multi storied prisons to house gaming facilities like basketball /volleyball

A very happy new year 2015 to all

I hope in this new year brings some ray of hope for thousands of people languishing in jail , waiting for speedy disposal of their cases pending with courts. There is a need for great reforms in our judicial system . The delay in making decisions, disposal of cases in alarming. A reform in this area will make our jail less crowed.

You can set a fast track court for pending cases as in our jails prisoners with pending cases are more compared to prosecuted once. Make three storey block or more as per requirements. Vipasna technique had set a great example in tihar, apply all over states. Age group up to 25 and first time offenders should be kept away from regular n cruel offenders. Every division of cell should be allocated with an pshycatrist. Kitchen garden with interested good prisoners can help. Use of pets can help.

FIRST FIND WHY THEY COME TO PRISON. AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS TO COME OVER FROM THAT.

Build special class of prisons, say of one or two star standard with minimum facilities (no cell phones and computors/pads) for economic offenders and collect the cost of their stay from them.
Why should the State feed them? Let them pay for their 'stay' !
-Anjaneya Reddy, IPS-retd.

4. Social issues regarding their acceptance after release: Teach the inmates how to live Life after getting Release. Abusing inmates is not the solution at all, tell them the importance of Life, tell them to do social work and be happy..

3. Challenge of providing adequate mental health care to inmates: Doctors are available but in Jail, Medicines are not available some times when Dr gives some medicine in written. Jail Staff also don't pay attention or take care of ordering the Particular Medicine.