Prison reforms |
IF nothing else, it was good to see the four provincial chief executives sharing a common platform. The chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, KP and Balochistan gathered last week for the National Conference on Prison Reforms, hosted by the Supreme Court. Together, they signed the Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reforms, committing to a coordinated national effort to reform provincial prison systems. They promised to reduce unnecessary incarceration by expanding access to bail, legal aid and non-custodial alternatives like probation and parole, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women, children and those detained for........