SHRC chairman urges public to donate books to Central prisons
The Hindu
He said the books can help convicts undergo reformation
Chairman of State Human Rights Commission S. Baskaran, has appealed to the members of the public to donate books to the libraries of Madurai and Tirunelveli Central Prisons to help the convicts undergo reformation.
The library in Madurai Central Prison, at present, has got limited number of books and was getting them from the District Library on rotation.
Stating that buying books and maintaining them were not an easy task he said, the administrations of both the Central prisons have embarked on a noble mission to bring about attitudinal changes among the convicts through books.
“Books of varied topics can help guide the convicts in the right direction,” he said.
He was here to receive 1,000 books from advocate K. Samidurai and hand them over to the Deputy Inspector General (Prisons), D. Pazhani and Superintendent of Madurai Central Prison, S. Vasantha Kannan.
“We have got some 3,500 books on limited topics. We are appealing to the members of public to donate books to our libraries in Madurai and Tirunelveli Central Prisons so that the convicts can have a range of books on different subjects,” said Mr. Pazhani.
The books can be handed over to the officials at the Central prison.
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