Coimbatore Central Prison
The prison supports the initiative with faculty, books and setting aside three hours of each day for classroom teaching.The intention of this initiative is to provide them with education as part of reformation and to enhance their employability when they leave the prison.[1] The inmates would be paid daily wages for their effort and this program is meant to aid prisoner reform and help reduce recidivism.All of these prisoners had served at least a sentence of ten or more years at the time of release and most of them in jail for murder related convictions.This batch release is as per the norms and authority vested with the state governor under Article 161 of the Indian constitution.