Companies to employ Tihar inmates after they complete jail terms
A decision by the government and companies to rehabilitate the lives of 46 Tihar inmates not just shows compassion, but also ignites a ray of hope for rehabilitated criminals to start afresh.
IT IS welcome news that about 14 jail inmates got appointment letters from eight reputed companies invited by Tihar jail authorities in Delhi to interview 46 under-trials for recruitment after they are freed from the jail. Elated about their new beginnings, an inmate from the jail said that it was not just an appointment letter, rather, it was an assurance of a rehabilitated life in a society, which would have otherwise shunned most of them.
Treating under-trials in such a manner by Tihar Jail authorities in Delhi should be taken as a positve precedent by other states, especially because it is quite common that many under-trials are ultimately freed without being held guilty by the courts. Considering over-crowding in jails, it will be better if metropolitan cities like Delhi plan for one township-sized jail in which under trials and convicts can carry out their jail terms as normal citizens.
Prisoners and under-trials in such a facility can be assigned jobs according to their capabilities and knowledge for full utilisation of their expertise in various fields. Such steps will help recover at least some part of expenses incurred by states on boarding and lodging under-trials and convicts in jails.
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