Livelihood initiative launched for Nagaland prisoners
The Phek district police in Nagaland have launched 'Project Revive' to provide livelihood training and rehabilitation to jail inmates. The program includes agricultural training and vocational skills like handicrafts to help prisoners reintegrate into society.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a shift toward rehabilitative justice and economic empowerment for incarcerated individuals in remote regions.
The Phek district police in Nagaland have launched ‘Project Revive’ to improve the lives of inmates at the district jail, initiated on July 25. Phek, located near the borders of Manipur and Myanmar, is about 110 km east of Kohima, the state capital.
A brainchild of the district’s Superintendent of Police, Pritpal Kaur, the initiative aims to provide livelihood training to the prisoners. The Phek district jail currently has 23 male inmates.
The district police collaborated with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (KVK-ICAR) and the District Legal Services Authority in Phek town for the project.
Phek Superintendent of Police Pritpal Kaur (seated, third from left) with agricultural scientists and prisoners of Phek District Jail, Nagaland. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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