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WRIT PETITION (C) NO(S). 1082 OF 2020 country. This judgment stands as a clear judicial imprimatur for establishment of open prisons as a structural response to both rehabilitation and prison management challenges. In a clear articulation of the constitutional vision underlying modern penology, a three-Judge bench of this Court observed: -

“47. Open-air prisons play an important role in the scheme of reformation of a prisoner which has to be one of the desideratum of prison management. They represent one of the most successful applications of the principle of individualization of penalties with a view to social readjustment as stated by B. Chandra in the Preface to his book titled “Open Air Prisons”. It has been said so because release of offenders on probation, home leave to prisoners, introduction of wage system, release on parole, educational, moral and vocational training of prisoners are some of the features of the open- air prison (camp) system. Chandra has stated in the concluding portion of Chapter 3 at p. 150 (of 1984 Edn.) that in terms of finances, open institution is far less costly than a closed establishment and the scheme has a further advantage that the Government is able to employ in work, for the benefit of the public at large, the jail population which would have otherwise remained unproductive. According to the author, the monetary returns are positive, and once put into operation, the camps pay for itself. (…..) WRIT PETITION (C) NO(S). 1082 OF 2020