Deputation of prison psychiatrists on the cards

Step is being taken as part of jail reforms chalked out in the interest of under trial prisoners

MULTAN: The Punjab Prison Department is working on a proposal for deputing a psychiatrist in each prison across the province with the aim to ensure effective rehabilitation of offenders.

This was said by District Prison Superintendent Malik Asif Ammar on Wednesday.

The step was being taken as part of jail reforms chalked out in the interest of under trial prisoners, he said, adding the department believed in “hate for crimes but not for criminals.”



Malik Aisf said self-improvement opportunities and possible guidance were being provided to offenders to enable them become law-abiding citizens.

Replying to a question about welfare projects, he said balanced diet, health care facilities for female prisoners, education opportunities and water filtration plants were being provided to inmates. There are around 900 inmates in district Jail Multan, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 26^th, 2017.