In prison person becomes merely a number i.e. prisoners number. Monotony, delay in trials, lengthy judiciary process judicial process, ignorance of law, non availability of proper and timely legal aid, overcrowding in prisons in adequate basic necessaries in prison leads to life in to miserable conditions. The Foundation endeavuors to make life more comfortable, worth leaving for the prisoners. Moral and religious discourses are also supporting instrument to boost up mental peace and tranquility of the mind. Female wards are also comprises infants kids and children whose life is miserable they also need care and protection.
Cell In Nut-Shell
Prisons are the breading centers for the criminals, Overcrowded with numbered, nameless, identity less human beings suffering from deprivation, so many fundamental rights and human rights because of illiteracy, ignorance of law, non-availability of proper and timely legal advise, stringent and non-flexible tedious provisions of law. The following activities are conducted by the foundation.
Legal Awareness Seminars
In Ahmedabad Central Jail, Rajkot Jail, Nadiad Jail, Vadodara Jail, Jundagash Jail, Surat Jail etc. legal awareness seminars are conducted for under trial prisoners and convicted prisoners about 121 seminars done.
Free Legal Advise and Aid to the Prisoners
Legal experts and senior Lawyers team is provided to visit the prison on regular intervals and to provide the free and competent advice and aid.
Circulating Library
Circulating Library for legal awareness by providing legal awareness booklets and magazines in all prisons of Gujarat.
Primary Schools and Prison
Right to education is a fundamental right under the Article-21A. Moreover Right to Education Act is also enacted. Free, Competent, Universal primary education for children below 14 is to be provided then why children in prison should barred. Hence the Foundation successfully running registered primary schools at Ahmedabad and Vadodara Central Jail. The students are provided education by highly qualified teachers free of cost along with study material like books, note books, stationery, school uniform, bags along with basic routine toiletry items like tooth pest, tooth brush, bath soap, towel, hair oil etc. Half day picnics, visit to circus, zoo etc. are arranged by the Foundation free of cost.
Plea-Bargaining Movement
under which provisions of chapter-21A under Sec.265(A0 to (R) are narrated in simple Gujarati lucid language along with evolutionary prose and corns comments and important case laws along with introduction of the Probation of offenders Act 1958 and 5000 copies of the said booklets are printed published and distributed as ready reckoner to under trial prisoners. Wallpapers , posters , hand bills are also printed for the purpose of awareness. The Legal Awareness Seminars are conducted in all the prisons throughout the Gujarat
Training for Rehabilitation and Self Reliance and Sufficiency
About 100 Stitching Machines are provided for Ahmedabad Jail, Rajkot Jial, Vadodara Jial, Surat Jail, Navsari Jail, Palara Jail Bhuj, Nadiad Jial etc. for the purpose of training, self reliance and rehabilitation.
Commencement of Anganwadi
to provide primary education to children below 8 years who are staying with their mothers in prison who are either under-trial prisoners or convicted prisoners. A well qualified professional teacher is appointed at the cost of foundation.
Adult Education
For ladies prisoners the arrangement for adult education is also provided by the Foundation.
Celebrations of festivals and one day picnic
Programmes are organized for the bringing the colours in the life of children which would help them in keeping normal and positive approach in the life for future rehabilitation in the society. Music teacher and musical instruments are provided for the entertainment as well as self-learning of instruments in jail.
Rehabilitation of prisoners
Prison is not only place of confinement but it is to be converted into place of refinement where the mens-ria is expunged from the minds of inmates and from prisoners, he is to be transform into good citizen. The shadows of crime chase the inmates not only in during the day but even in night after release. So, the foundation attempts for rehabilitation of such prisoners.
Learning and Earning for female inmates
It is observed that after the 63 years of independence still gender base discrimination prevails in prisons. there is neither a single opportunity to learn nor to earn for female prisoners. The foundation endeavors to provide professional training development of skill in different trades and earning too for female inmates as a fulfillment of fundamental rights enshrine in article 16 and to provide meaningful dignified life under article 21. Accordingly, initially the classes for Tailoring, Embroidery,manufacturing of agarbatti will commence within week and subsequently the regular manufacturing and marketing is planned tenable to female prisoners to earn and to save the amount for rehabilitation in future also in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Nadiad, Surat, Rajkot and Polara Jails qualified teachers will be recruited for the same and more than 100 sewing and embroidering machines will be provided along with the other necessary tailoring materials
Motivational, Religious, Positive Thinking Programs
Religious motivational speeches for positive thinking are organized in the prisons. Moreover Bhagwat Saptha – 7 days religious discourse, Satnarayan Katha are also organized by the Foundation.