CM Buzdar launches prison management information system
He gave in-principle approval to post up-gradation of jail staff
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar inaugurated the prison management information system (PMIS) at a ceremony held at Civil Secretariat on Tuesday.
On the occasion, the CM was told that digital monitoring of prisoners, staff and other things will be possible through this modern system which has been launched in seven different jails of the province. The scope of PMIS will be gradually enhanced to all the jails to maintain a digital record and monitoring of prisoners’ movement and other activities during their confinement. Similarly, visitors’ record will also be maintained.
The CM directed to complete necessary action for amendments in jail manual and prison act and also approved to set up PCOs in all the jails of the province. The meeting decided to take steps for increasing the capacity of Punjab jails to accommodate ten thousand more prisoners.
He gave in-principle approval to post up-gradation of jail staff, laundry system besides establishing new washrooms in jails. It was also decided to increase the strength of doctors and paramedics according to the need besides establishing a development directorate for the prisons department.
Speaking on the occasion, Usman Buzdar said that organised jail reforms have been started after a period of 100 years adding that he is also visiting jails during field visits to check their conditions. Prisoners will be provided with all facilities according to the jail manual, he assured and directed to provide air-coolers and water-coolers in all the jails.
ACS (Home) Momin Ali Agha briefed that steps have been taken to protect the prisoners from coronavirus. 1584 prisoners have been relocated from congested Lahore jails to other places and a 100-bed hospital is fully functional in Camp Jail. 84 detainees, out of 1680 prisoners, have been tested for coronavirus. Only seven positive coronavirus patients are under treatment in all the jails while high-security prison will be made function in Mianwali very soon. Similarly, professional training of jail staff has been arranged at Punjab Prison Staff College Sahiwal, he added.
Provincial ministers Raja Basharat, Zawar Hussain Warraich, Chief Secretary, Secretary Information and others also attended the meeting.
