Hyderabad, May 12 -- Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Tuesday inaugurated the Telangana Prisons Museum and the "Feel the Jail Experience/Jail Anubhavam" initiative at Chanchalguda in Hyderabad.

Speaking at the inauguration, he said the establishment marks a historic milestone in the evolution of correctional administration. "Prisons in earlier times functioned largely as centres of punishment where inmates faced severe physical and mental hardship, and such practices continued even during the early years after Independence," he said.

He emphasised that prison systems have undergone a remarkable transformation from punitive institutions into centres of correction, rehabilitation, reformation, and human dignity. "Telangana Prisons Museum be...