MANSEHRA: The handicrafts, traditional attire and electric bulbs prepared at the district jail have been providing livelihood opportunities to male and female inmates and juvenile offenders.
“We have been paying 30 per cent of the income earned through a small factory inside the jail to male and female inmates,” Arif Khan, the superintendent of the district jail, told reporters.A selected group of inmates, including juvenile offenders, have been preparing different handicrafts, decoration pieces, male and female suits, electric bulbs, and other goods. The juvenile offenders, along with contemporary and theological education and psychosocial sessions, are also being provided with skills in embroidery, sewing and knitting and vocational training to make electric bulbs, which are also being sold in local markets and a display centre established at the prison’s premises.
An adult literacy centre has also been imparting education to inmates during their stay at the jail, and certificates are also provided to them on successful completion of different courses.“The bulbs, which are not inferior in standard, are also produced at the small factory established inside the jail premises, and the production is marketed to meet material and overhead charges, and contributors are also paid a handsome amount from its monthly earnings,” Khan said.
