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Pakistan after becoming independent inherited prisons` rules of the British India. To coop with the requirements of the newly independent state it required drastic reforms in its prisons rules. For the purpose Punjab Prison Development Commission led by Salamat Ullah, I.G Prisons was established. The first meeting of its committee was held on Oct 4, 1950. Due to the efforts of the Committee the prisoner situation improved through the Punjab Jail Manual of 1955. The Law and Justice Commissions of Pakistan has received feedbacks emphasizing amelioration of the condition of prisons. Pakistan is a civilized member of international community and has incorporated fundamental rights in its constitution and is one of the signatories of many conventions and treaties relating to treatment of prisoners. The focus of the study is to gauge the causes of the miserable conditions of the women prisoners in Peshawar jail. Are violations of provisions taking place due to lack of enforcement mechanism of international law? Is it still far behind the minimum standard specified by international community through conventions and treaties? A bird eye view shows that many women prisoners are innocent and unhygienic and congested prisons are affecting them physically and mentally. Children with their mothers in prisons are suffering the most

Zahid Anwar, Sayed Zubair Shah. (2017) WOMEN PRISON REFORMS IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF PESHAWAR PRISON, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 54, Issue 1.
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