A family help desk initiative has been started on a pilot basis to help prisoners in Mumbai District Women's Jail.
The project was inaugurated on conceptualized by Yogesh Desai, Deputy Inspector of Prisons, South Division, Mumbai, in collaboration with an NGO on Tuesday, May 21.
During the event, other prison officials and NGO officials were also present. The main objective behind this initiative is to help women and their children in prisons.
It aims to provide welfare to children of female convicts and psychological support to female inmates.
The objective is also to conduct various sessions with female inmates to understand the educational and financial difficulties related for the welfare of their children. Moreover, it will cease the difficulties of interviewing, e-interviewing, phone facility, and legal assistance of women prisoners.
This comprehensive approach will not only meet the immediate needs but will surely help in bridging the gap between bans and children.
In addition to the above, necessary efforts will be made to ensure children's continued education and ensure that children live in a safe environment and bond between children and parents.
It is pertinent to note that social workers and counselors have been appointed through the social organisation and efforts will be made to collect their information to understand the problems and resolve the said problems with the consent of the prison administration. If the organization faces any problem in solving the problems, with the permission of the Superintendent, efforts will be made to solve the problems by taking the help of other organizations.
Besides, several initiatives have been undertaken by the Prisons department under the leadership of Additional Director General of Police, Prisons, Amitabh Gupta in recent times.
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