Vijay at Puzhal
23,608 inmates are lodged in 125 prisons across Tamil Nadu , including nine central prisons, according to prison department data. Of them, 2,076 are illiterate, 323 are postgraduates and 1,317 are graduates. Because of their circumstances, “He said most prisoners were there.
Govt had sanctioned additional body cameras for prison personnel and introduced a new stitching allowance for prison staff.
A prison official said Vijay was sympathetic of the inmates. He drew a distinction between an unintentional mistake and a deliberate wrongdoing, and asked us to create opportunities for inmates to reform,” the official said. The chief minister, accompanied by senior prison officials, inspected three sections of the prison complex that houses undertrial prisoners, convicts and women prisoners. He asked some inmates about the facilities. He visited the prison kitchen and inspected the food before moving on to the clothing storage area and medical facilities. The visit came after the prison department’s demand for grants was discussed in assembly.
Chennai: Inmates of Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai had a special visitor on Friday—chief minister C Joseph Vijay .