From the archive record
Inside the jail premises, inmates entering lock-up, close-up of jail lock, policepersons with jailers' books and manuals, school books, jail lockers, jailor smiling at prisoner and female inmates having their attendance and name roll-call called out. 'Thought for Today' board inside Tihar jail. The largest compound of prisons in South Asia, Tihar Jail is also known as Tihar and has a brand of their own by the name of TJ's! It is located around 7 km away from Chanakya Puri, west of New Delhi, India at Tihar village. The nearby area is called Hari Nagar. It is not just a prison but also a Correctional Institution. Its main objective is to provide useful skills, and educate the inhabitants so as to make them normal members of society. The prison is meant to strengthen the inmates' desire to