In Visakhapatnam Central Jail, learning skills for life away from crime
Visakhapatnam Central Jail has launched an innovative 'Office Assistant' program to provide computer literacy and professional skills to young remand prisoners. Led by an inmate with an IIT background, the initiative aims to improve employment prospects and facilitate rehabilitation for those charged under the NDPS Act.
Why it matters
This program demonstrates how prison-based vocational training can reduce recidivism by equipping marginalized youth with modern digital skills necessary for reintegration into the workforce.
Young men in crisp blue uniforms file quietly into a book-lined classroom, each carrying a stack of textbooks. In a room adorned with motivational slogans about discipline, hard work, and success, they settle into neat rows, waiting for the day’s lesson to begin. Moments later, trainer D. Venkata Sai walks in with a book tucked under his arm. The class rises to greet him before settling in for a practical session on computer hardware and system troubleshooting. Questions come thick and fast, and the discussion soon expands to how artificial intelligence is reshaping the technological landscape.
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