Prisons@Work: Incarceration and the Indian Prison System -Part 1

Prisons@Work is a series of 6 episodes that step into Indian Society’s most hidden workplaces -the Indian Prison System. Through conversations with prison reformers and ex-convicts we explore life in prison, after prison, and unearth the complex web of justice, caste, gender, stigma and survival. We also look at possible reforms and restorative practices that could redefine the justice system.

This episode is first of two parts of our conversation with Mohit Raj. Mohit is an Obama scholar and Ashoka Fellow and the co founder of Project Second Chance, a first of its kind, prison reform and criminal justice intervention program in India. Project Second Chance works directly with incarcerated youth between the ages of 18 and 40, and guides them to be change agents in the prison ecosystem.