Indian Correctional Institution - Tihar Ashram, in Puri

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Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. It is located at Tihar village, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is called Hari Nagar. The prison is maintained as a Correctional Institution. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into normal members of the society by providing them with useful skills, education and rules. It is meant to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. Items manufactured by the inmates bear the brand Tihar. As of November 2006, Tihar jail has almost 12,000 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 5,200 Source - Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderne