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Hyderabad Jail Opens 'Feel the Jail' Experience
13 May
Summary
- Governor inaugurated a unique 'Feel the Jail' experience centre and museum.
- The initiative aims to provide visitors with insights into prison life.
- Exhibits showcase prison history, reform efforts, and inmate-made products.
Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla inaugurated a novel "Feel the Jail" experience centre and a Jail Museum at Chanchalguda Central Jail on Tuesday, May 13, 2026. The initiative, launched at the State Institute of Correctional Administration, is designed to offer visitors a direct understanding of prison conditions and the history of India's correctional system.
The "Feel the Jail" program features specially designed cells for visitors to experience incarceration realities. Concurrently, the new Jail Museum presents exhibits detailing prison systems from the Nizam era, inmate contributions to projects like the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, and recreated cells of historical figures.
Modern prison reform efforts, including vocational training, rehabilitation programmes, and products created by inmates, are also highlighted. Governor Shukla stated that prisons should be viewed as centres for reflection and transformation, not solely punishment, marking a shift from retribution to reform.
He also underscored the moral responsibility of society towards prisoner rehabilitation. The Governor praised the Telangana Prisons Department for their focus on reform alongside discipline. Officials anticipate the museum will serve as an educational and research platform, raising public awareness about correctional systems.
