Jails Minister conducts surprise inspection of Central Jail Ludhiana
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Ludhiana, October 21-
Punjab Jails Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Monday, conducted surprise inspection of Central Jail, Ludhiana.
During the inspection, he addressed the concerns of the prisoners, ordering the officials to enhance medical services within the prisons. He inspected the prison's kitchen facilities and promised to address all the inmates' demands. Bhullar lamented that earlier regimes failed to transform prisons into correction facilities. Prisons were often ruled by gangsters in the past but the Punjab government, under Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, has been working to transform prisons into true reformative places. The prisons are now being developed with a focus on rehabilitation.
The Cabinet Minister also mentioned that measures are being implemented to curb the use of mobile devices within the prisons. High-tech closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) cameras are being installed to provide constant surveillance. Pointing fingers at the previous regimes, he stated that they did not prioritize the improvement of basic infrastructure within the prisons.