The prisoners of Bhopal central jail could find a hope of ray of coming back to the normal life with an initiative taken by Bhopal Archdiocese. After taking the requisite permissions from the prison ministry headquarters of Bhopal, two priests are regularly visiting Central Jail and discuss with the prisoners for their well being. Depending upon the condition of the prisoners, they are given the best moral assistance and help possible.
The main objectives include boosting of moral, spiritual and material support for the prisoners, rehabilitate the prisoners and their families, assisting prisoner’s and released prisoners, their families and victims of crime, through fostering healing relationships and creating welcoming communities for their reintegration, responding to the issues faced by people affected by the Criminal Justice System: in court, in prison, in community corrections, in families, and in the wider community. To do this by encouraging personal and social change which promotes and maintains human dignity and the peace of the community.
There is ample number of cases, where Bhopal Archdiocese extended help to prisoners with monetary and moral support to come out of trauma and settle in peaceful normalcy. Be it the case of releasing 22 years old Pooja lakshman Gurung by paying a sum of amount for bailing out old Manju Rathore and entrusting her to the care of her parents, Bhopal Archdiocese took the initiative to help prisoners to get the justice and relief.
Bhopal Archdiocese also arranges time to time seminar, literacy classes, workshops, medical camps etc. in different jails.