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Finding hidden talents in inmates
In a bid to reform the inmates, the Cherlapally Central Jail is conducting a unique initiative titled ‘Unnati’.
Cherlapally: In a bid to reform the inmates, the Cherlapally Central Jail is conducting a unique initiative titled ‘Unnati’.
This cognitive and behavioural skill development programme is conducted by Dr Beena Chintapuri, Professor of Psychology, former Registrar of Osmania University and a recipient of ‘Ashoka Fellowship’ by Ashoka, an organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship in the jails of Telangana.
Highlights:
- Cherlapally Central Jail is conducting a unique initiative titled ‘Unnati’
- The cognitive and behavioural skill development programme helps them to explore their talents
- Dr Beena Chintapuri heads this programme in the jail
“Unnati comprises of 60 per cent of training on personality development, 30 per cent of counselling, where we try to study the behaviour of these prisoners and try to get deeper into their mindset and from here we counsel them to give up antisocial activities and 10 per cent of the classes are based on interaction, where we allow the inmates explore themselves and come out with the hidden talents in them.
Some of them sing, draw, and a few are interested in performing skits. With this programme it gives them encouragement to face their fear and pursue their passion,” Dr Beena informed.
“The volunteers, who conduct these programmes are the inmates. I train these volunteers for a period of four weeks. As of now, I have a team of seven volunteers here. The prisoners who come for these sessions are hardcore criminals and the ones who have been awarded life term imprisonment,” she added.
Dr Beena shared that they make a batch of 30 prisoners, who undergo these sessions on a daily basis for three weeks and each of these classes are for four hours. “If anyone happens to miss the class, I personally come down to take the classes for the prisoners on Saturdays or whenever I get time,” she said.
Dr Beena stated that the jail authorities pay a decent salary to the inmate volunteers as a part of encouragement to do more good and to attract more volunteers for the programme.
Dr Beena Chintalapuri said that till date, at Cherlapally, they have trained around 935 prisoners out of which only 20 came back in the form of repeat offenders. “I have people who have completed their term in the jail, however, they still come for the classes,” a beaming Dr Beena said.
