SOPs of psychologists have been issued for the prisoners in jails, and mental health centers have also been established

Lahore (94 news) On the direction of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, reforms are going on in the jails across Punjab. In this regard, the Punjab Home Department has issued SOPs for the psychologists posted in the jail for the welfare of the prisoners. Senior and junior psychologists have been appointed in jails across Punjab. According to the Prison Reforms Policy, a mental health center has also been established in every prison of Punjab, where the mental health of the prisoners is examined, evaluated and counselled.

According to the spokesman of the Punjab Home Department, SOPs have been issued to check the performance under the uniform policy in all the jails of the province. According to the new SOPs of Jail Arrivals 24 A psychologist will examine each inmate within hours. Prison psychologists will determine the category of each inmate based on their crime, criminal history and personality for which they are assigned. The psychologist will also train the jail staff to deal better with the inmates suffering from mental stress. Similarly, steps will be taken to prevent the prisoners from mental stress and suicidal tendencies. Steps will be taken to rehabilitate drug addicts or mentally ill prisoners in jail. Similarly, measures taken to improve the behavior and character of prisoners in the jail will be made a part of the file.

 In recent initiatives, prison psychologists have also been made members of the parole board, and prison psychologists will provide a risk assessment report on a prisoner's release on parole. The policy also ensures that educated jail warders are appointed to assist psychiatrists. A psychologist will counsel prisoners with violent behavior. Similarly, death row inmates will be examined every week and counseling sessions will be conducted every month.

 Spokesperson of the Punjab Home Department said that in the new policy, special attention has been given to improve the mental health of juvenile and female prisoners. The psychologist's duties include improving the criminal behavior of prisoners through counseling. For this purpose, the prison psychologist will examine and counsel every prisoner and update the file every month.