A jail in New Delhi is having its inmates serve food as part of their prisoner rehabilitation. The Tihar Food Court is exclusively staffed with convicted criminals who make and serve the food. The vegetarian cafeteria is just the latest of the Tihar Jail initiatives, which in the past included the Tihar Jail Factory and a TJ brand to market convict-made products.
This prisoner rehabilitation effort involves giving the criminals meaningful work experience as well as contact with the public. Featuring traditional Indian cuisine, the restaurant is only staffed with those who held a completely clean record since behind bars and have less than two years of their sentence to serve. Inmates can travel to work unsupervised by foot or bicycle and are paid for their work.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Prisoner Rehabilitation Through Work Experience
- Creating opportunities for inmates to gain meaningful work experience as part of their rehabilitation process.
- Inmate-led Food Service Industry
- Establishing food service businesses exclusively staffed by convicted criminals to provide them with employment opportunities.
- Incorporating Ex-convicts Into the Hospitality Sector
- Integrating ex-convicts into the hospitality industry by providing them with relevant training and employment.
Sectors Adopting This
- Prison Rehabilitation
- Utilizing work experience to rehabilitate prisoners and enable their successful reintegration into society.
- Food Service
- Building food service businesses that exclusively employ convicted criminals to offer them employment opportunities.
- Hospitality
- Providing ex-convicts with training and employment opportunities in the hospitality sector to support their reentry into society.
