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From hospital to library, Rewari gets new jail with 1,000 capacity
Gurgaon: An industrial space, a 30-bed hospital, a control room, a canteen and apacity to accommodate 1,000 prisoners, a new district jail — spread over 50 acres of land and equipped with modern facilities — was inaugurated in Rewari on Monday.
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The jail complex, located in Fideri village, was built at a cost of Rs 95 crore.
After inaugurating the jail complex, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the govt is trying to "reintegrate prisoners into the mainstream by providing them with opportunities in jails". For this purpose, facilities for skill development, education and psychological support are being provided to prisoners, so that they can come out and live a respectable life in society.
"Skill development courses are being run in jails and library facilities are also being provided to them," Saini said.
Modern techniques have been used in this jail to facilitate reform and rehabilitation programmes for prisoners. Apart from the administrative building, 11 barracks, two security wards and a warehouse have been built for prisoners.
There are three central jails and 17 district jails in the state, with a total capacity to hold 22,647 prisoners.
The jail complex also has 74 houses for officials, a warder hostel, a park and a community centre constructed in the residential complex building. The CM said 335 video conferencing systems have been installed in the jails of the state, through which online appearances of prisoners are conducted in various courts. From entry to release in the jails of the state, their living conditions, food, meetings, medical facilities, court appearances and canteen system are being completely computerised.
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Jail radio stations are being run in Central Jail Ambala, Central Jail Hisar and District Jails of Faridabad, Panipat, Gurgaon, Karnal, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra. Construction of a high-security jail equipped with ultra-modern security systems and technology for criminals involved in harsh and serious crimes is in its final stage in Rohtak, the Haryana CM said.
Under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, the CM also gave the message of environmental protection by planting saplings in the jail complex.
