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A consultation meeting was organised by Studio Nilima in collaboration with the Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA) on March 30, 2019 at the Circuit House in Guwahati, Assam, India. The objective of the meeting was to create a collaborative space for sharing knowledge and experience between and amongst the various stakeholders such as the Inspector General of Prisons, Representatives of the Department of Social Welfare, Secretaries of the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA). It was organized with a vision to reflect on the existing structural deficiencies and knowledge gaps within the ecosystem serving legal services in Assam and collectively articulate and formulate effective measures for its rectification and redressal.  

Pushpanjali Medhi, one of the members at the Studio, visited the Telangana Prison Department in April this year (2019). Telangana has pioneered exemplary prison reforms which are not only aimed at the welfare of the inmates but also the prison staff members. Some of the well-received reforms include Vidyadanam Yojna for imparting secondary education amongst the inmates, and the Unnati Programme which counsels repeat offenders in order to curtail recidivism. The purpose of this visit was to observe and compile the Telangana Prison’s best practices into a vision paper for the Government of Assam, suggesting achievable measures to bring about rehabilitation and reintegration of released prison inmates in Assam. Read more about this visit in the Legal Services Section.  Read More