Prisoners' Panchayat
Definition
An elected body of inmates, used chiefly in Indian open and semi-open prisons, that shares defined administrative and welfare functions with jail staff.
Related terms
- Correctional Programmes
- The structured education, vocational, work, and self-governance activities a prison offers to prepare a sentenced person for release.
- Prison Education
- Literacy, school-equivalency, and, where available, higher-education instruction delivered to inmates during a sentence.
- Prison Labour
- Work performed by inmates inside prison industries, workshops, or farms, whether compulsory, voluntary, paid, or unpaid.
- Vocational Training
- Trade-specific instruction, such as carpentry, tailoring, or computer skills, aimed at post-release employability.
- Wages of Prisoners
- The remuneration, if any, paid for prison labour, and the legal question of whether it must approach open-market or minimum-wage rates.