Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- For the first time, as many as 78 inmates of Telangana prisons have successfully passed SSC through the Open School. Lauding their effort, Dr Soumya Mishra, the Director General of Prisons, has announced special remission, according to a press note released on Wednesday, August 12.

The inmates got the opportunity to pursue studies when the state prison department entered into an MoU with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

Soon, 108 inmates from Central Prison, Cherlapalli; Central Prison, Nizamabad; and Special Prison for Women, Hyderabad, were enrolled on the Class X (SSC) programme. Government-allocated teachers supported them, with their salaries paid by the Telangana Prisons Department.

The enrol...