‘Free Bird’: Bengaluru Central Prison launches apparel brand handcrafted by inmates
Bengaluru Central Prison has launched 'Free Bird', a brand of premium linen shirts stitched by inmates as part of a vocational rehabilitation program. The initiative, supported by HCL, aims to provide inmates with marketable skills and plans to expand into bakery production.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights innovative approaches to prison reform and inmate rehabilitation through vocational training and market integration.
The Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru has launched “Free Bird”, a new brand of premium ready-made linen shirts stitched by prison inmates as part of an ambitious rehabilitation and skill-development initiative.
The article reports on a social initiative without taking a political stance.
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