Tag: prisons

  • Special children of prison officers, officials to get scholarships

    Special children of prison officers, officials to get scholarships

    Scholarships have been approved for special children of officers and officials of the Prisons Department of Punjab.

    The initiative has been approved by Punjab Home Department, on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Each child will receive a scholarship of Rs 72,000.

    The scholarship will be awarded annually by the Punjab Prisons Foundation.

    Special children will be eligible for the scholarship once a year until they reach the age of eighteen years.

    It will require a physical disability certificate and enrollment in a special education institution.

    The Prisons Department has also been instructed to submit the cases of all eligible candidates to the Prisons Foundation by August 14.

  • Want a hotshot space in jail? Report reveals bribery makes influential prisoners live easy

    Want a hotshot space in jail? Report reveals bribery makes influential prisoners live easy

    It has been revealed in a report that the powerful and rich class in prison are bribing guards for special perks and facilities.

    A team led by Director-General (DG) Human Rights visited the jails and submitted its report to the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

    The report said that prison officials acknowledge that they are under intense political pressure. It has also been revealed that influential prisoners from Jhelum and Mianwali are being kept in Adiala Jail due to pressure from the Home Department. The report also revealed that inmates of Bhakkar Jail had provided evidence of money transfer to jail authorities.

    According to the report, the brother of one of the prisoners gave evidence of giving one lakh 40,000 to a jail guard.

    The report further suggests that prison officials are not aware of basic human rights. The prison meeting registers also indicate discrimination against inmates for meeting times and frequencies.

    The report also states that when senior police and prison officials are shown around the premises, not all that is shown and told is true. The report recommends training in human rights for prison officials.

  • KP to establish separate jails for women

    KP to establish separate jails for women

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to establish separate jails for women across the province, Dawn has reported.

    Mr Shafiullah, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for prisons, said a proposal for women’s jails had been mooted as part of the jail reforms project.

    He said that after the CM’s approval, the home department will conduct a feasibility study to determine potential locations for the separate jails. He added that that female convicts have challenges due to a lack of facilities in jails.

    According to the CM’s aide, there are currently 160 female detainees languishing in various jails, with 35 of them having been convicted and 125 cases pending in various courts.