Lucknow: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Special Rapporteur Upendra Singh Baghel held a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Director General of Prisons PC Meena to discuss the protection of prisoners’ human rights and measures to improve their welfare in the state’s prisons.
During the meeting, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Pradeep Gupta delivered a presentation outlining arrangements for prisoners’ healthcare, mental health support, skill development, food and other basic amenities. He also highlighted initiatives aimed at improving inmates’ living conditions and supporting their rehabilitation.
Special attention was given to facilities and care for women prisoners, children living with their mothers in prisons, elderly inmates and prisoners with disabilities. The discussions covered access to healthcare, protection of human rights, dignified living conditions and rehabilitation-oriented activities within correctional facilities.
Baghel emphasised that prisoners must be treated with dignity, respect and compassion. He appreciated the efforts being made in Uttar Pradesh prisons to ensure respectful treatment of inmates and also commended the role of CCTV systems in strengthening prison security and surveillance.
The meeting also examined measures to safeguard prisoners’ fundamental rights, meet their basic needs and make correctional institutions safer, more humane and focused on rehabilitation.
Senior Superintendent of Prisons Rang Bahadur Patel and other officials of the state prison department were present at the meeting.
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