The aim of the programme was to create awareness about prisoner’s rights and entitlements

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New Delhi, December 19

The Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA) conducted a three-day training programme for prison officers on “Prisoner’s Rights & Entitlement – Laws, Policies And Apparatus, National And International Perspective, An Update”  under the  was sponsored by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).

The programme was held in ICA headquarters in Sector 26 at Chandigarh. 

The officials informed that the aim of the programme was to create awareness about prisoner’s rights and entitlements. 

The prison officers of middle and senior rank from states of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh participated in this programme.

Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary and Director, ICA was the chief guest. 

Yadav while addressing the participants emphasized on the importance of training and wanted such programmes on a regular basis with a balanced focus on theory and practical learning for prison officers.