The Amrita volunteers reached out to more than 70 prisons and Borstal Schools (Juvenile Detention Centres), including central prisons, district prisons, sub-jails, and special sub-jails spread across Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This program has touched the lives of over 21,000 prisoners in over 1100 sessions in Kerala and over 6700 prisoners in over 106 sessions in Tamil Nadu till now for both men and women inmates. We have conducted online classes for 14 prisons in Tamil Nadu for over 500 participants during this pandemic time.
Location | Name of the Jail | Participants | Session | No. of Volunteers | Total hours | Total Man Hours |
Thiruvananthapuram | Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram | 1246 | 31 | 3 | 4.5 | 139.5 |
District Jail, Thriuvananthapuram | 778 | 24 | 3 | 4.5 | 108 | |
Sub Jail, Attingal | 843 | 24 | 3 | 4.5 | 108 | |
Open Prison & Correctional Homes | 615 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 | |
Womens’ Open Prison & Correctional Home, Poojappura | 201 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 66 | |
Women Prison and Correctional Home | 552 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 75 | |
Special Sub Jail, Neyyattinkara | 456 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 57 | |
Special Sub Jail, Thiruvananthapuram | 814 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 | |
5505 | 197 | 21 | 31.5 | 6205.5 | ||
Kollam | Special Sub jail, Kottarakkara | 652 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 |
District Jail, Kollam | 572 | 24 | 3 | 4.5 | 108 | |
1224 | 50 | 6 | 9 | 450 | ||
Alappuzha | District Jail Alappuzha | 331 | 20 | 3 | 4.5 | 90 |
Special Sub Jail Mavelikkara | 506 | 27 | 3 | 4.5 | 121.5 | |
837 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 423 | ||
Pathanamthitta | District Jail, Pathanamthitta | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
Kottayam | District Jail, Kottayam | 397 | 31 | 3 | 4.5 | 139.5 |
Sub Jail, Meenachil, Pala | 240 | 29 | 3 | 4.5 | 130.5 | |
Sub Jail, Ponkunnam | 411 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 | |
1048 | 86 | 9 | 13.5 | 1161 | ||
Idukki | Sub Jail, Devikulam | 301 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 72 |
District Jail Idukki | 326 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 156 | |
Sub Jail, Peerumedu | 405 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 72 | |
1032 | 74 | 8 | 12 | 888 | ||
Ernakulam | District Jail, Kakkanad | 579 | 9 | 3 | 4.5 | 40.5 |
Sub Jail, Ernakulam | 452 | 31 | 3 | 4.5 | 139.5 | |
Sub Jail, Mattancherry | 294 | 28 | 3 | 4.5 | 126 | |
Borstal School/Woman’s Jail, Kakkanad | 838 | 35 | 3 | 4.5 | 157.5 | |
Special Sub Jail, Aluva | 364 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 | |
Special Sub Jail, Muvattupuzha | 410 | 26 | 3 | 4.5 | 117 | |
2937 | 155 | 18 | 27 | 4185 | ||
Thrissur | Central Prison and Correctional Home, Viyyur | 410 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 87 |
Women Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur | 417 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 75 |
Location | Name of the jail | Participants | Session | No of Volunteers | Total Hours | Total Man Hours |
Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai Borstal School | 78 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 252 |
Tirunelveli | Palayamkottai Central Men’s Prison | 250 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 480 |
Palayamkottai Central for Women’s Prison | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | |
290 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 510 | ||
Trichy | Trichy Central Men’s Prison | 365 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 528 |
Trichy Central Special Prison for Women | 240 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 528 | |
605 | 8 | 44 | 48 | 1056 | ||
Vellore | Vellore Central Men’s Prison | 285 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 400 |
Vellore Central Special Prison for Women | 285 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 400 | |
570 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 800 | ||
Salem | Salem Central Prison – Men | 300 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 270 |
Salem Central Prison – Special for Women | 60 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 120 | |
360 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 390 | ||
Madurai | Madurai Central Women’s Prison | 720 | 9 | 92 | 45 | 4140 |
Madurai Central Men’s Prison | 530 | 9 | 92 | 45 | 4140 | |
1250 | 18 | 184 | 90 | 8280 | ||
Chennai | Chennai – Puzhal 1 (Central Prison – Convict Prisoners) | 760 | 13 | 78 | 117 | 9126 |
Chennai- Puzhal 2 (Central Prison – Remand Prisoners) | 930 | 13 | 78 | 117 | 9126 | |
Chennai – Puzhal 3 (Central Special Prison for Women) | 570 | 13 | 78 | 117 | 9126 | |
2260 | 39 | 234 | 351 | 27378 | ||
Coimbatore | Coimbatore Central Prison – Men | 480 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 720 |
Coimbatore Central Special Prison For Women | 320 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 720 | |
Coimbatore Government Observation Home (Juvenile Welfare) | 80 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 60 |
Location | Name of the jail | Participants | Session | No. of Volunteers | Total Hours | Total Man Hours |
Tirunelveli | Palayamkottai Central Men’s Prison | 35 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Trichy | Trichy Central Men’s Prison | 50 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Trichy Central Special Prison for Women | 45 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
95 | 50 | 40 | 175 | 3500 | ||
Vellore | Vellore Central Men’s Prison | 14 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Vellore Central Special Prison for Women | 25 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
39 | 50 | 40 | 175 | 3500 | ||
Salem | Salem Central Prison – Men | 45 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Madurai | Madurai Central Women’s Prison | 43 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Madurai Central Men’s Prison | 45 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
88 | 50 | 40 | 175 | 3500 | ||
Chennai | Chennai – Puzhal 1 (Central Prison – Convict Prisoners) | 45 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Chennai- Puzhal 2 (Central Prison – Remand Prisoners) | 30 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
Chennai – Puzhal 3 (Central Special Prison for Women) | 30 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
105 | 75 | 60 | 262.5 | 5250 | ||
Coimbatore | Coimbatore Central Prison – Men | 45 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
Coimbatore Central Special Prison For Women | 28 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 | |
73 | 50 | 40 | 175 | 3500 | ||
Cuddalore | Cuddalore Central Men’s Prison | 25 | 25 | 20 | 87.5 | 1750 |
14 jails | 600 | 350 | 280 | 1225 | 24500 | |