convicts

Of the over 4 lakh prisoners in Indian jails, nearly 2.9 lakh pre-trial detainees and undertrials have been languishing for years as they await justice. But their voices are now being heard, thanks to these people.

In 2013, Divej Mehta came up with the idea of working with inmates inside state prisons. He didn't perceive them as mere convicts but as a potential workforce.

Alokananda Roy, for years has been using the arts, especially traditional dance and music, to change lives of convicts of the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata.