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Prison authorities have taken right efforts to remove convicts’ depression, writes R. Rajaram 
Uplifting: Lifers attending yoga class held inside Central Prison in Tiruchi. Transforming the physical and mental make up of inmates is the objective of Central Prison authorities behind organising yoga and meditation classes regularly, especially for convicts serving lengthy terms. Alongside implementing various rehabilitation measures in the sprawling jail, which accommodates over 2,000 prisoners, including over 400 lifers, the Prison authorities have been conducting yoga and meditation programmes requisitioning the services of yoga masters and trainers from organisations promoting self-developmental programmes to teachand counsel the inmates. The ‘dhyana koodam’ (meditation hall) created inside the prison is where yoga and meditation classes are attended by around 50 to 75 lifers regularly, says the Superintendent of Prison (in-charge), Central Prison, Tiruchi, A. Murugesan. It is a voluntary participation on the part of the lifers who have been making use of such programmes organised for their welfare. The classes are held in the morning for a stretch of over three hours. The trainers teach the techniques in a very simple fashion to the lifers for easier understanding in their pursuit of sound mind and body harmony. The lifers are also taught breathing exercises as part of such programmes. The very thought of having to be away from their dear ones for long years in incarceration is bound to put the lifers into depression and develop negative thoughts, which could impact both their physical and mental health in the long run. By organising meditation and yoga classes, the department has taken an effort to enable prisoners get over depression and negative thoughts, say prison authorities. A good number of lifers have been participating actively in vocational trades, after undergoing training, including book binding, washing soap making, tailoring, weaving and candle making. This measure would not only rehabilitate them once they walk out of the jail but also enable them to make an earning even while in prison, says Mr. Murugesan adding that around 150 lifers were engaged in one vocational trade or the other.
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