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From Bars to Behind the bars: Maharashtra to start Jail tourism

Will you ever pay to spend time in prison? Well, it seems very much possible in the coming days. The Maharashtra government will start ‘jail tourism’ in the state from Pune’s Yerawada prison on January 26 to facilitate people to visit and see from close quarters the historical prisons, a minister said on Saturday. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will inaugurate the jail tourism initiative at Yerawada Central Jail on Republic Day, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said in a press conference. This is the first of its kind initiative in the country, he claimed. ... Read more