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His efforts have also helped 170 prisoners at Amravati district jail and 12 prisoners at Gadchiroli district open jail give up addiction.Chandrapur jail has a 510 jail inmates, including 37 convicts and 446 under-trials, apart from 27 women prisoners. However, 108 prisoners have given up their lifelong addiction to alcohol and tobacco in Chandrapur district jail in the last 11 months, thanks to a rigorous de-addiction programme.Chandrapur district jail superintendent Bhaidas Dhole is implementing the programme. It is an interactive session between doctors, counsellors and jail inmates. He is the first jail superintendent in the state to get an award for the de-addiction cause among the jail inmates.“It began in 2009, while I was posted at Jalgaon district jail. “Having defeated the evil of addiction, people step out of jail motivated, full of vigour and will power..