Why people are lining up for ‘jail ka khana’ in Shimla

Shimla | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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Researcher Smita Chakraburtty says that the open prison system is 78 times cheaper than a closed one. It is a life-long process,” he says.Of the 150 prisoners in the open jail, there are no women. )’,” says Singh.Singh, convicted of abetment after his wife committed suicide in 2000, is serving a life term in Kaithu jail. The prison system is not supposed to be inhuman, repressive. But working and eating together made a difference both for those who came from the jail and our regular staffers,” he says..