A study of the indian and canadian modes of prison rehabilitation

The paper looks into the prison discourse and consequent trauma that the inmates undergo in such conditions. Taking into consideration two films, The Spirit Within in the Canadian context and Muktodhara in the Indian scenario, this paper looks into the rehabilitation of prisoners in the prison space in India and Canada. The paper tries to elucidate on the discourses that stems from the prison space and on measures taken by the prison and how Canada and India has subsequently strategized rehabilitation of prisoners. Following an analytical methodology it seeks to understand the comparative methods in the Indian and Canadian prison systems and questions the relevance of literature and other art forms in the rehabilitation.