Qualifications no bar: MD, MBA, MCA, LLB among women prisoners at Yerawada jail

Of the 282 women prisoners at Yerawada, there are 13 graduates, nine post-graduates with professional qualifications; 122 worked before jail term.

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Between 2011 and 2015, 24 women prisoners have completed their graduation degree in the prison, the reply states.

Of the 282 women prisoners at the the Yerwada Central Jail, there are 13 graduates and nine post-graduates, including qualified professionals like MD, MBA, MCA and even LLB, according to the reply to a query filed by The Indian Express under the the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Between 2011 and 2015, 24 women prisoners have completed their graduation degree in the prison, the reply states. It also reveals that of the 282 women prisoners, as many as 122 had been working and earning before they were jailed for crimes they committed.

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Pallavi Kadam, superintendent of prison, said, “There are some who show interest in studying further and enrolling for educational courses while there are a few others who need to be encouraged to study. The classes are conducted everyday for an hour. Besides, they are provided study material to study in free time.”

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Talking about the difference between the educated and not or less educated women prisoners, Kadam says the grasping power of the qualified ones is comparatively strong. “The women prisoners are assigned several tasks in jail and are engaged in activities that help them pick up various skills. As compared to uneducated prisoners, the qualified ones need less explaining and understand the details quickly. We have also noticed that the illiterate ones get inspired to study when they are in the company of the educated prisoners.
For instance, if a woman has to depend on another woman for getting a letter written, she obviously feels the need to educate herself so that she doesn’t have to depend on anyone,” explains Kadam.

The highly-qualified women prisoners includes women who have qualifications like MCA (Master of Computer Applications), MD (Doctor of Medicine), LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) and MBA (Master of Business Administration).

The RTI reply also reveals details of the crimes committed by the some of the highest qualified women prisoners. The prisoner who is an MCA was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her brother in complicity with three friends of her brother. She, however, has not accepted her crime.

An MD was found guilty along with her mother and sentenced to life imprisonment for abducting a male doctor. She too has not accepted her crime.

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The MBA woman is in magisterial custody after being accused along with her mother and father in bounced cheque case.

The LLB woman was found guilty along with her daughter and sentenced to life imprisonment for abducting a doctor.

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