The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the prison authorities in the States to maintain “appropriate oversight” on “literature available in prison libraries to ensure that inmates are not influenced negatively.”
In a letter sent to the Principal Secretary (Home) and the Director General of Prisons of all States on May 2, the MHA said that “background of NGOs involved with prison activities may be verified on periodic basis.”
“State Governments and prison authorities should take effective steps to prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities, for which regular inspection of prisons may be conducted,” the letter stated. The inmates may also be motivated to leave the life of crime and become responsible citizens of the nation.
