The Mhow jail officials have demanded women warders for checking women visitors.
Since there is no woman warder, the jail administration has been facing problems in checking the women visitors coming to meet their relatives lodged in the jail.
The Mhow sub-jail is spread in more than 8 acres of area, with a capacity of keeping minimum 134 inmates.
In the presence of male warders, the jail administration is not able to properly check the female visitors. At the time of meeting with the inmates, checking by frisking is required, but the male warders are unable to check the female visitors by frisking.
While talking to ‘The Pioneer’ Jailor Manoj Chourasia told that he has submitted a proposal demanding women warders. He further said that need to female warders has been felt to strengthen security. Besides, there has been precedence that in sub-jails women warders are posted, he added.
He informed that a new visitor room would soon be constructed outside the jail’s main building, because the present room is situated around 50 feet inside the jail building.
“We have received Rs 35 lakh from the State Government to set up the CCTV cameras and control room in the jail, besides Rs 11 lakh for construction of bathrooms and drainage,” he added.
Notably, in the Mhow sub-jail, there are 127 prisoners, of them 53 inmates are facing murder charges and 21 have been charged with attempt to murder.
Television yoga and other indoor games facilities and reading facilities are provided to the prisoners in the jail premises.