Though stripped of their right to vote, prisoners of the Nellore Central Prison have made themselves a part of the world’s largest election process by doing their bit for the conduct of polls this year.
Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department stands by its claim of being a strong proponent of making society crime-free by reducing recidivism. Showing a positive way forward for criminals, the department has launched several innovative programmes, the latest being the program to make steel racks to store Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in strong rooms under high-security conditions.
As many as 99 inmates at this central prison were trained at the in-house skill development centre and are involved in the task of making the racks. Each rack with four shelves costs ₹7,705, the standard rate for purchasing by government departments and State-run institutions like schools and universities.
