The Prisons dept will soon set up open air gym at the Yerawada Central Jail along with 7 other Central jails in Maharashtra. This will benefit approx 1500 inmates who regularly have been participating in Yoga, physical training, skill training, etc.
In traditional jails, the inmates lift weights, dumbbells and other instruments for exercise. But the same can be used for harming other inmates as well. In open air gyms, the instruments will be affixed to the ground and can not be detached. This also makes for easy maintenance of the facility.
“We’ve tied up with sports department to start open air gym at Yerwada. The open air gyms will soon be extended to other jails in the state.” said director general of prisons Sunil Ramanand.
The gyms will be set up with funds from sports department on the lawns, gardens, courtyards & open spaces of the jails.
The gyms will be opened for the convicts and undertrial prisoners . The jail staffers can also avail the facility as per the schedules, both morning & evening.
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