Arthur Road Prison Conditions

lindakka · Mar 18th, 2006, 04:48

Hello Peaky,

I can only understand a bit about the conditions in Indian prisons. I am involved in a prison ministry in New York, USA. A friend of mine is in for life. I see only a little of what goes on at this particular prison and pray that what goes on behind the gates is not what I fear. I do know that it is Nothing! like your dear love's situation. I will be in Chennai in January and so wish I had the time to go visit him. Next year, if he is stil there, I will make it a point to try to see him.

I will be praying for you, for your dear love and for your family.

Peace,
Lindakka

skinnylizard · Mar 18th, 2006, 11:20

from what i know it isnt near as bad as anything that goes in places like Indonesia or the whole prison bitch, shanking experience one would see in the US.

but i guess its cramped.

aask · Mar 18th, 2006, 12:24

Peaky,
Get the Embassy/Consulate involved. Right NOW.
Legal assistance and material assistance , if routed via the Embassy, will help the comfort level of the inmate climb up a few notches.

Follow up the Embassy involvement with a simple letter/fax/e-mail from your Parliament Representative to the Embassy seeking to know your brother's welfare.
As recomended here before, a family member around will help get things moving fast.

Good luck n lets know the good news soon.

NEVSAY_D · Mar 18th, 2006, 12:59

do let us know when he's out.

steven_ber · Mar 18th, 2006, 13:21

This thread is from May last year, and the original poster hasn't logged in since June, hopefully all ended well.

mambopoa · Mar 25th, 2006, 02:34

The guy inside is my friend. Unfortunately he is not out yet, his trial just started this week. The charge is pretty trivial but that doesn't seem to make much difference as it has taken 10 months for his trial to start. The hope is that he will be out in 8 months.

indira · Mar 25th, 2006, 03:07

please private message me the name of his lawyer....

Akiko Minematsu · Aug 28th, 2006, 05:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaky

Hello I was hoping someoen might be able to help me. My boyfriend is currently being held in Arthur Road Prison in Bombay. I am going out of my mind with worry for him as I am in the UK so far away from him and have not had any contact with him since he was taken away last week.
Has anyone any experience of what this prison is like. I am fully prepared that the conditions there are going to be dire, but do you think there might be any other Western people in there with him. He has some money on him so I think he might be able to buy food can anyone confirm this?
We are all doing everything we can to get him out of there and I am positive that this will happen. If anyone has any experience of this prison and the way things operate there then please let me know
Thank you.

Hello My name is Akiko. I'm into a similar situation as yours. My ex-boyfriend is in Arthur Road Prison now and he has been there for 3 months now. He is German. I've just got email from German consulate and saying that he want me to send him some photos of his son(we have a baby together) I still don't know what he has done and how long he have to be in there etc etc.... I want to know what's happened to your boyfriend. Is he still there or you got him out? Please tell me your story. I'm haveing a sleepless night since I've got a message from him. Thank you.

sthakur · Aug 28th, 2006, 09:33

I don't understand all of you, besides the odd case, where an innocent man has been sent to jail, everyone else is a criminal.

If you are stupid enough to do the crime and think that you can get away with a slap on the wrist and especially in India, WAKE UP!

The conditions that criminals face in India is brought on by themselves, and I think that the horrendous conditions of the prisons in India is a great deterrent to keep a population of a billion in control.

Doesn't matter where your from, India doesn't need anymore criminals, stay home or rot in our jails.

sthakur

edwardseco · Aug 28th, 2006, 09:47

Just a word of cheer, at least in the case of the US, the consular officers rarely get involved in these cases. Don't get caught must be the motto..

skinnylizard · Aug 28th, 2006, 12:40

no offense but at most they (consulates) would do is point you to lawyers.

but other than that what i want to know is what are all these people doing getting into prison here...

Nick-H · Aug 28th, 2006, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by sthakur

I don't understand all of you, besides the odd case, where an innocent man has been sent to jail, everyone else is a criminal.

Don't think I ever met a man with so much faith in the Indian police and judical system!

Quote:

If you are stupid enough to do the crime and think that you can get away with a slap on the wrist and especially in India, WAKE UP!

If anyone had suggested otherwise in this thread then that would be good advice. As far as I can see they haven't. So why don't you save this sort of advice for, eg, one of those "why shouldn't I overstay my visa if I want to" threads trhat crop up from time to time.

Quote:

The conditions that criminals face in India is brought on by themselves, and I think that the horrendous conditions of the prisons in India is a great deterrent to keep a population of a billion in control.

The conditions in any jail are down to the people who run the jails. If punishment was a detterent, the world's jails would be empty. Regretably they are very far from it.

Quote:

Doesn't matter where your from, India doesn't need anymore criminals, stay home or rot in our jails.

True, but hardly appropriate advice to these two women, neither of whom have broken the law, neither of whom are in prison, and both of whom have plenty to worry about.

The 'victims' of crime include, in a sense, the family and friends of the criminal. Let the criminal be punished, by all means, but let us not attack his family too.

mambopoa · Sep 6th, 2006, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akiko Minematsu

Hello My name is Akiko. I'm into a similar situation as yours. My ex-boyfriend is in Arthur Road Prison now and he has been there for 3 months now. He is German. I've just got email from German consulate and saying that he want me to send him some photos of his son(we have a baby together) I still don't know what he has done and how long he have to be in there etc etc.... I want to know what's happened to your boyfriend. Is he still there or you got him out? Please tell me your story. I'm haveing a sleepless night since I've got a message from him. Thank you.

Hello Akiko, as far as I know, peaky has moved on and is not following the case (I could be wrong but I have had no contact with her for the last year). Her boyfriend is one of my best friends, so I have been keeping track of his case as best I can! He is still there, it has been almost a year and a half.

I have been told that many other people inside who have good lawyers have been let out (some of them with more serious cases), so there is hope. A problem is the time for a case to start, my friend waited months before being charged, and his case is only just starting to end.

Any letter you send will be read by guards, so don't write anything about the case. Books and magazines etc may be taken before they reach your ex boyfriend.

I hope your ex is okay, make sure he has good lawyers that can be trusted.

Noodle · Dec 7th, 2006, 23:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akiko Minematsu

Hello My name is Akiko. I'm into a similar situation as yours. My ex-boyfriend is in Arthur Road Prison now and he has been there for 3 months now. He is German. I've just got email from German consulate and saying that he want me to send him some photos of his son(we have a baby together) I still don't know what he has done and how long he have to be in there etc etc....

Hi Akiko! Are you still reading here?

I have a friend who was sent to Arthur Rd jail some months back, he is German ... I'm also German, I live 3 hours drive from Bombay. I think he's the person you describe, your ex boyfriend. Do you have any news? Has he been sentenced already? How is he coping? I'm worried about him ... I know one guy here who sends him money and food (I think), but haven't talked to him in a while. If you are still coming here to this forum please let me know how he is.

All the best, Noodle

Nick-H · Dec 8th, 2006, 00:52

...although she only ever made the one post, if you check her profile it says Last Activity: November 22nd, 2006 02:44 AM.

So it looks like she drops in from time to time and might see your post.

You could try sending her a Private Message. If she is still at the e-mail address she registered from, she will receive a notification that the message is waiting for her.

Easiest way to do that is to click on her name in the above posting, then select Send a private message to Akiko Minematsu from the drop-down menu.

Hope you guys manage to get in touch and can be some help to each other....

Mar 18th, 2006, 11:20	#17
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 591	from what i know it isnt near as bad as anything that goes in places like Indonesia or the whole prison bitch, shanking experience one would see in the US. but i guess its cramped. __________________ My Eating Out Blog blog

Mar 18th, 2006, 12:24	#18
aask Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Israel/India Posts: 42	Get the diplomats moving Peaky, Get the Embassy/Consulate involved. Right NOW. Legal assistance and material assistance , if routed via the Embassy, will help the comfort level of the inmate climb up a few notches. Follow up the Embassy involvement with a simple letter/fax/e-mail from your Parliament Representative to the Embassy seeking to know your brother's welfare. As recomended here before, a family member around will help get things moving fast. Good luck n lets know the good news soon.

Mar 18th, 2006, 13:21	#20
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,572	This thread is from May last year, and the original poster hasn't logged in since June, hopefully all ended well. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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Mar 18th, 2006, 04:48	#16
lindakka Lindakka Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 15	Hello Peaky, I can only understand a bit about the conditions in Indian prisons. I am involved in a prison ministry in New York, USA. A friend of mine is in for life. I see only a little of what goes on at this particular prison and pray that what goes on behind the gates is not what I fear. I do know that it is Nothing! like your dear love's situation. I will be in Chennai in January and so wish I had the time to go visit him. Next year, if he is stil there, I will make it a point to try to see him. I will be praying for you, for your dear love and for your family. Peace, Lindakka

Mar 18th, 2006, 12:59	#19
NEVSAY_D CLIMB CLIMB CLIMB Join Date: May 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 62	do let us know when he's out.

Mar 25th, 2006, 02:34	#21
mambopoa Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 4	The guy inside is my friend. Unfortunately he is not out yet, his trial just started this week. The charge is pretty trivial but that doesn't seem to make much difference as it has taken 10 months for his trial to start. The hope is that he will be out in 8 months.

Mar 25th, 2006, 03:07	#22
indira Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 176	please private message me the name of his lawyer....

Aug 28th, 2006, 09:33	#24
sthakur Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 65	I don't understand all of you, besides the odd case, where an innocent man has been sent to jail, everyone else is a criminal. If you are stupid enough to do the crime and think that you can get away with a slap on the wrist and especially in India, WAKE UP! The conditions that criminals face in India is brought on by themselves, and I think that the horrendous conditions of the prisons in India is a great deterrent to keep a population of a billion in control. Doesn't matter where your from, India doesn't need anymore criminals, stay home or rot in our jails. sthakur

Aug 28th, 2006, 09:47	#25
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	Just a word of cheer, at least in the case of the US, the consular officers rarely get involved in these cases. Don't get caught must be the motto..

Aug 28th, 2006, 12:40	#26
skinnylizard Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 591	no offense but at most they (consulates) would do is point you to lawyers. but other than that what i want to know is what are all these people doing getting into prison here...

Dec 8th, 2006, 00:52	#30
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	...although she only ever made the one post, if you check her profile it says Last Activity: November 22nd, 2006 02:44 AM. So it looks like she drops in from time to time and might see your post. You could try sending her a Private Message. If she is still at the e-mail address she registered from, she will receive a notification that the message is waiting for her. Easiest way to do that is to click on her name in the above posting, then select Send a private message to Akiko Minematsu from the drop-down menu. Hope you guys manage to get in touch and can be some help to each other....

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