C I V I L L I B E RT I E S Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (27 November 2002) and Vellore, Tamil Nadu (7 February 2003). These workshops were conducted by the Chief Coordinator of the Custodial Justice Cell. Shri A.B. Tripathy, Special Representative of the Commission for Orissa and Shri B.B. Mohanti, Additional DGP and IG of Prisons and Director, Correctional Services, Orissa were also associated with the conduct of the workshop in Sambalpur (Orissa). It was inaugurated by Justice Shri P.K. Tripathy, judge of the Orissa High Court, Cuttack. Dr. G.K. Rath, Professor and Shri J. Patjoshi, Senior Lecturer, both from the Department of Law, Sambalpur University and Dr. G.S. Sharma, Reader, LR Law College, Sambalpur were the Guest Lecturers. The workshop was attended by 36 Superintendents of Prisons and 30 Prison Welfare Officers including three officers who were women. A notable feature of the workshop was the interaction with a group of prisoners, both convicts and under-trials, representing the principal jails of Orissa. It provided a useful insight into the major problems faced by the prisoners. 4.85 The workshop in Hyderabad was organized with the active cooperation and participation of Shri K.R. Venugopal, Special Rapporteur of the Commission and Shri M.A. Basith, Director General and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Andhra Pradesh. It was inaugurated by Shri T. Devender Goud, Minister for Home and Cinematography, Andhra Pradesh. Shri S. Govindarajulu, Chief Legal Advisor, CBCI, Hyderabad was invited to address the participants on the major judgements of the Supreme Court relevant to the rights of prisoners and prison conditions. The workshop was attended by 35 officers of the rank of Superintendent of Central Prisons and also by Deputy Superintendent heading district jails, district sub-jails and some jailors. 4.86 The workshop for Jail Superintendents of Tamil Nadu was held at the Regional Institute of Correctional Administration (RICA), Vellore on 7 February 2003. Shri M.G. Tavarkhod, Director, RICA and the Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General, Prisons, Tamil Nadu were associated with workshop. It was inaugurated by Justice Shri K. Venkataswamy, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court. Nineteen Superintendents, one Deputy Superintendent and nine Assistant Jailers, representing eight Central Prisons, two women prisons and eleven sub-jails, attended the workshop. 4.87 Initiatives taken by the Commission aimed at improving conditions in jails formed part of the programme content. The concluding session of each workshop was devoted to an open discussion on the problems of administration, finance, security and discipline being experienced by jail officials. This helped ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003 ... ... 67 ... ... ..