Chandigarh Feb. 10,
2021:- Under
the “Campaign for enhancing Legal Services to Women inmates and their
accompanying children in Model Jail, Chandigarh” reached a milestone towards reaching out to Female Prisoners
and their Children by setting up “Nyay
Seva Kendra - One Stop Solution Centre for Female Prisoners” in the Female
Barrack of Model Jail, Chandigarh.
The Nyay Seva Kendra was
inaugurated by Hon’ble Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge Punjab & Haryana
High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, UT,
Chandigarh, today in the presence of Vijay Singh, Ld District & Sessions
Judge, Chandigarh, Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services
Authority, UT, Chandigarh Ombir Singh IPS, IG Prisons, UT Chandigarh, Virat,
HCS, Joint IG-cum-Superintendent Jail and Ashok Kr. Mann, Chief Judicial
Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, UT, Chandigarh.
Speaking during the inauguration
Hon’ble Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge Punjab & Haryana High Court said that
this centre is the first of its kind and only integrated centre in the country
that is bringing together 5 different departments to serve the Female Prisoners
and their Children. He further said that he is hopeful that these convergent
efforts would go a long way in achieving the objective of “Access to Justice”
as is the motto of Legal Services Authority. This centre will not only look after
the needs of the prisoners while in the Jail, but efforts will be made to link
them to suitable rehabilitation services upon release.
Another facility that was visited
today by Hon’ble Justice Jaswant Singh was a “Library cum Reading Room”. During
the campaign some female prisoners had expressed their need for a Library cum
reading room.
Speaking during the occasion, Ombir
Singh informed that when the matter of the library was brought to the attention
of Justice Jaswant Singh, he had expressed his desire to take up the issue with
the Prison Authorities urgently. The matter was discussed it was felt that the
Library cum reading room be also set up for the female prisoners.
Based on the needs expressed during
the campaign, the matter had been placed before Hon’ble Justice Jaswant Singh,
Judge Punjab & Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, State Legal
Services Authority, UT, Chandigarh and he has been pleased to start a “Nyay Seva Kendra - One Stop Solution Centre
for Female Prisoners” to be set up in the women’s barracks that will be a multi service centre
that will be run by inputs from various departments. The centre will be run
from Monday to Friday between 09.00 am and 12 noon.
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