Keeping children in jail !
In 2002, the High Court ruled that no children should be raised in jail. Despite the ruling, many innocent children are being raised in prisons across the country. Maybe their parents-in particular, mothers-are convicted of crimes, but what crimes have these children committed? Why do they have to live in jails like criminals? Although some of them attend schools, they have to return to prison at the end of the day.
There should be different prisons for convicted female prisoners who have children with them. The children should be allowed to spend a significant amount of time outside prisons. And there should be schools and playgrounds for them.
Md Tarek Aziz Bappi
University of Dhaka
