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]s­§m\pw D­m¡nb Iptd \nba§Ä sIm­v AXym[p\nI IpäIrXy§sf \nb{´n¡msa¶ hymtamlw! AXmWv IpäIrXy§Ä hÀ²n¡m\pÅ ImcW§fnsem¶v; AXpXs¶bmWv Cu IgpI·mÀ s]cpIm\pÅ ImcW§fn {][m\s¸«Xpw. 1860Âþ H¶c \qäm­v ap¼vþ \nehn hs¶mcp in£m\nbaamWv C¶pw ChnsS \ne\n¡p¶Xv. AXn ]dªncn¡p¶ ]e IpäIrXy §tfbpw ]pXpXmbn \nÀÆNn¡msX amdnb hyhØnXnbn ImWp¶ IgpI·msc sIms¶mSp¡m³ IgnbnÃ. ]­s¯ Infn¡qSpw hesI«epw sIm­v C¶s¯ IgpI·msc ]nSn¡m\mhnsà t¶mÀ¡Ww. 1980Ifn t]mepw C´y³ in£m\nba¯nse 17 hIp¸pIÄ¡v Imcyambpw ]ns¶ 17 hIp¸pIÄ¡v hÃt¸mgpw {]kànbps­¶pw _m¡nbpÅ hIp¸pIÄ {]kàasöpw KthjW ]T\§Ä ChnsS ImWn¨ncp¶p. F¶n«pw \½psS in£m\nbaw ayqknb (ImgvN _w¥mhv)¯n kq£nt¡­Xn\p ]Icw IpäIrXy§sf \nb{´n¡m\pw CÃmbva sN¿m\pw D]tbmKn¡p¶psh¶Xv hnNn{Xw Xs¶. C´y³ in£m\nba¯n³ Iogn in£n¡s¸«v PbnÂhmkw A\p`hn¡p¶hcpsS ImcywXs¶ ]cntim[n¡mw.

Hcp AgnaXn tIknt\mS\p_Ôns¨mcp cmjv{Sobt\Xmhv PbnÂin£bv¡v hnt[b\mbn. Pbn hmk¯n\nSbn samss_ t^m¬ D]tbmKn¨psh¶sXmcp hnhmZambn. PbnepIÄ Øm]n¨ Ime¯v PbnÂhmkw Hcp \cIhmkw Bbncp¶p. in£n¡s¸«v Pbn ASbv¡s¸Sp¶h³ AtXmsS XfÀ¶v XIÀ¶v \in¨p t]mIWsa¶v IcpXnbncps¶¦n C¶§s\bÃ. PbnÂhmk tijw AbmÄ kaql¯n Xncns¨¯n Ipªp§tfmSpw IpSpw_mwK§tfmSpw Iq«pImtcmSpw \m«pImtcmSpw Hs¯mcpan¨v Pohn¡m³ Ignbpwhn[w Abmsf {]m]vX\m¡pIþ AXmWv PbnÂin£bpsS e£yw Xs¶. PbnÂhmkw AXn¯s¶ in£bsöpw c£bv¡pÅ amÀ¤amsW¶pw temI¯v AwKoIcn¡m³ XpS§nbn«v H¶c \qäm­ntesdbmbn. 1955 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners Fs¶mcp {]mamWnItcJ sFIycmjv{S kwLS\ AwKoIcn¨p. C´y AXn H¸ph¨n«p­v. AXnse 37þmw hIp¸v Pbnen Ignbp¶ Hcp At´hmkn¡v _mlytemIhpambn _Ôs¸Sp¶Xns\¡pdn¨mWv. hmbn¡q.

“Prisoners shall be allowed under necessary supervision to communicate with their family and reputable friends at regular intervals, both by correspondence and by receiving visits.” samss_ t^mWpIÄ CÃmXncp¶ Ime¯v AwKoIcn¡s¸s«mcp tcJbn ImWp¶ ]Z§fmWv. “Communciate, family and friends, regular intervals, correspondence” Fs¶ms¡. Correspondence F¶Xn\v I¯paqeapÅ _Ôs¸S F¶mWÀ°sa¦nepw C¡me¯v e-mailDw voice-mailDw aäpw Ds­t¶mÀ¡pI. PbnepIfn \mWbw C«v t^m¬ sN¿m\pÅ kuIcyw GÀs¸Sp¯nbn«p­v. F¶mÂ, Ct¸mgp­mb {]tXyI kmlNcy¯n At´hmkn¡v _mlytemIhpambn _Ôs¸Sm³ samss_ t^m¬ sImSp¡p¶tXmsS \½fpw A´mcmjv{S Xe¯nepÅ Nn´mKXntbmsSm¸w Nen¡p¶psh ¶mWv AÀ°am¡p¶Xv. ]t£, PbnepIfn samss_ t^m¬ D]tbmKn¡p¶Xns\Xnsc kwØm\¯p­mb tImemlew \s½ A´mcmjv{SXe¯n CSn¨vXmgv¯pw hn[ambncp¶psh¶ Bt£]w tIÄ¡mw. 1704se PbnepIÄ 1850tXmsS sXäp sNbvXhcpsS sXäpIÄ Xncp¯m\pÅ Øm]\§fmbpw 1955 AhnsS hkn¡p¶hcpsS a\:]cnhÀ¯\ kwhn[m\ambpw amdn¡gnªncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ, PbnepIÄ CÃ. ]Icw hyànXz hnIk\ tI{µ§tfbpÅq. (AXmbXv PbnepIÄ “Centre for Personality Development” Bbn amdnbncn¡p¶p). kXyw AXmbncnt¡, F´n\mWo _lfhpw elfbpw tImemlehpw kvXw`n¸n¡epw kam[m\w IfbepsaÃmw? amdnb kmlNcy¯n hyànIÄ¡Ã {]m[m\yw. FÃmw P\\·bv¡pw cmjv{Sobt\«¯n\pw DXIpw hn[ambncn¡Ww. s]meokpw t{]mknIyq«dpw h¡oepw am[ya§fpw s]mXpP\§fpw tImSXnbpw PbnÂtkh\ hn`mKhpsaÃmw Hs¯mcpan¨v {]hÀ¯n¨v IpäIrXy§sf Ipdbv¡m\pw IpähmfnIsf Xncp¯m\pw AhbneqsS hyànXz hnIk\w Dd¸m¡m\pamWv \mw {iant¡­Xv. kmt¦XnIambn AXpanXpw ]dªv kmcmwi¯n ambw tNÀ¯vþ hnjwtNÀ¯v kaql¯n {]iv\§Ä krãn¡p ¶Xn AÀ°anÃ.

amdnb kmlNcy¯n in£m \nba§fpw \S]Sn{Ia§fpw sXfnhv \b§fpw in£mcoXnIfpw ]cnjvIcnt¡­Xmbncn¡p¶p. imkv{X¯nsâ hfÀ¨ I­nsöv IcpXcpXv. imkv{Xþkmt¦XnI hnZybn anIhv t\Snb IgpI·mÀ A\h[nbmWv. Ahsb ]nSn¡m³þ ]nSn¨v t\Àhgn¡p sIm­phcm³þ sIm¡nsâ Xebn sh® hbv¡p¶ ]­s¯ XamicoXnIÄ A{]mtbmKnIamsWt¶mÀ¡pI. C´y³ in£m\nba¯n \nÀÆNn¨ncn¡p¶ IpäIrXy§Ä sN¿m³ C¶s¯ IgpI·mÀ¡v Xmev]cyanÃ. ImcWw? C¶Xv \㡨hSamWv. tX§m¡Å\pw tImgn¡Å\pw In«p¶Xnsâ ]ee£w em`w sImbvsXSp¡m³ hn]Wn ssIhncen DÅt¸mÄ 1860se `h\t`Z\hpw hc¼psIfbv¡epsaÃmw A¯¸mSnIÄ¡pw A{UknÃm¯hÀ¡pambn amänhbv¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p. A¼Xn\mbncw tImSnbptSbpw Hcp e£w tImSnbptSbpw t\«w sRmSnbnSbv¡nSbn D­m¡m³ ]äpt¼mÄ F´n\o ImemlcWs¸« IpäIrXy§Ä sNbvXp PbnÂhmkw A\p`hn¡p¶p? AXym[p\nI IpäIrXy§Ä BIÀjIamwhn[w sNbvXmepw Bcpw ]nSn¡nsöpw ]nSn¨m Xs¶ in£n¡s¸Snsöpw Adnbmhp¶ IgpI·mÀ AhÀ¡dnbm hp¶ AXym[p\nI Nn´mKXnbpambn BªSn¡p¶p. ^etam? AhÀ, ]qÀÆm[nIw iàcmbn hncmPn¡p¶p; hnekp¶p; hnf§p¶p. cmjv{Sob¯nepw, aX¯nepw, hÀ¤obXbnepw, hwiob Imcy§fnepw, A[nImc¯nepw, BßobXbnepw an¶n¯nf§p¶ ]e “alXz hyànIfpw” AhcpsS “hyànXzhpw” A§s\ ]p¯³ Bib§Ä AhXcn¸n¨v ]gb\nba§sf AhKWn¡p¶hcmWv.

t\cs¯ kqNn¸n¨Xpt]mse \nIpXnZmbIcpsS ]WwsIm­v `oaambXpI i¼fambpw Aeh³kmbpw ssI¸äp¶ \nbak`m kmamPnIÀ H¸n«v k`bn {]thin¨ tijw GXms­Ãm Znhkhpw \Sp¯f¯nend§pIbpw H¨h¨v k` _lnjvIcn¡pIbpw ¹¡mÀUv s]m¡n¸nSn¨v apãn Npcp«n ap{ZmhmIyw hnfn¡p¶Xpw ImWpt¼mÄ AsXms¡ F´v ]p¯³ Bib¯nsâ shfn¨¯n sN¿p¶XmsWt¶mÀ¯v Zp:Jn¡mdp­v. A¯c¯nepÅ s]cpamäcoXnIÄ hfÀ¶phcp¶ XeapdIfn D­m¡p¶ hnIe Nn´mKXn t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶ hn[ambXn\mepw \nIpXnZmbIÀ sImSp¡p¶ ]W¯nsâ [qÀ¯SnbpamsW ¶Xn\mepw A¡mcy§Ä AwKoIcn¨psIm­v Ahsb CÃmbva sN¿m³ ]p¯³ \nba§Ä D­mt¡­XmhiyamWv. ]p¯³ \nba§Ä! ]pXnb Nn´mKXnIÄ! Ah in£m\nba¯nembmepw \nba \nÀ½mW¯n embmepw \nbak`bv¡mbmepw in£mhn[nIÄ¡mbmepw kzmKXmÀlamWv.