Photo essay: How Kerala is mobilising prisoners to produce masks, sanitisers, gowns

The Kerala police, led by Rishi Raj Singh, the state's director general of prisons and correctional services, is counting on prisoners to produce face masks, hand sanitisers and hospital gowns
Curated By: Mexy Xavier
Published: Apr 28, 2020
10_Food packing unit of Poojapura central jail

Image by : R Ravi

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  • Photo essay: How Kerala is mobilising prisoners to produce masks, sanitisers, gowns
  • 2_Mask making unit at Poojapura central jail
  • 3_Mask making unit of attakulangara women_s jail
  • 4_Poojapura central jail mask making unit 2
  • 5_Jail SHoot (13)
  • 6_Poojapura central jail gown making unit
  • 7_Jail SHoot (14)
  • 8_Jail SHoot (1)
  • 9_Food packing unit of poojapura central jail 1
  • 10_Food packing unit of Poojapura central jail
  • 11_Jail SHoot (11)
  • 12_Jail SHoot (9)
  • 13_Farm of poojapura central jail
  • 14_Farm produce of poojapura central jail 2

The meals are then packed and sold near hospitals and main junctions across 10 cities. While there is an extensive menu, the cheapest among them, chicken curry and chappatis, comes for Rs 35 a pop