Abstract:
Prisons today are more civilized in regime and conditions. Welfare facilities at prisoners'
have been up grated due to the human right discourse in the society. Since Women are
considered as a vulnerable group in any community, 1 selected female prisoners to my
research.
This study focuses on welfare process of prison with special emphasis on females. This is
a qualitative research. The researcher uses Case Study Method and Functional Method.
Both primary and secondary data are used in this research. To collect primary data
researcher uses interviews and observations. The sample is consists of 25 prisoners in
female ward attach to the Welikada Prison. Secondary data are obtained from the books
and magazines.
Prisoner's welfare branch organizes welfare activities such as Educational, Spiritual and
Vocational training with the collaboration of external institutions. And there are special
welfare programs such as Home Leave Scheme. Consultancy Services, and Residential
Medical Facilities. Despite these, there arc welfare problems such as lack of welfare
officers, Less space for prisoners, less motivation to join welfare programs, lack of
sanitary facilities etc. Although these problems cannot be solved immediately a few of
them can be settle to a fair extent. Once that can be settled in this manner are issues
related to motivation, leadership and supervision.
According to data gathered improving relationship between inmates and staff, exercising
more supervision. explaining the benefit of the existing programmes of work to inmates
are a few steps that can be taken to solve this problem.
