Tihar Jail

Started by Dr Kiran Bedi with the prize money of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1994), the India Vision Foundation is encouraging inmates and ex-convicts to make the right choices.

Project Second Chance is founded on the belief that access to justice is a right that everyone must have, irrespective of their roots and privilege.

A woman who has inspired countless others, Aruna Asaf Ali's frail beauty and charming exterior belied the incredible inner strength with which she defied British rule and worked for the betterment of the downtrodden.

It was Sunil Gupta, retired legal advisor of the prison, who moved court regarding the discriminatory categorisation by the government by filing a petition.

Here are five moments that serve as an inspiring reminder of why investigative journalism is so valuable in what it can do for ordinary folks and for society.

Involving prison inmates in vocational and creative opportunities can help them in their rehabilitation in society. In a unique move, certain inmates of Tihar Jail, along with artists from a Delhi initiative, got a chance to paint their new prison accommodation – Mandoli Jail No. 14.

Spearheaded by Pearl Academy, the lab will introduce women to the basics of tailoring and garment construction, and help them secure a means of livelihood.

Prison inmates have received special training in shirt making at the Poojappura Central prison and the shirts they make will hit the Kerela Markets near Onam.

Tihar Jail has opened a first-of-its-kind automotive manufacturing unit in Tihar Jail number 2 which will offer various livelihood options for the inmates. South Asia's biggest prison has always been keen on starting various initiatives to keep the inmates busy and help them lead a better life in the future. Read more to know what all the jail authorities have been doing to encourage the convicts.