In this case, it’s the social worker who works in prison, and the deep relationships that she forms with those on the other side of the law.
In F se Field, J se Jail, we bring you four very-short stories narrated by a social worker who tells us of her long-term client and friend, Sarita.
Over the last 10 months, we have been conducting writing workshops with 5 social workers from Prayas, a field action project which does social work intervention in the Criminal Justice System. It is housed in the Centre for Criminology and Justice in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). This set of stories developed from the prompt, “Write the description of a place of work and introduce your characters through that place.”
Letters are narrated, written, and edited by Krupa Shah.
Special Thanks to Sharon Menezes for proposing this idea and putting us in touch with this amazing group of women.
Workshop Facilitators are Madhuri Adwani, Astha Bamba, and Juhi Jotwani
Production by Sadia Saeed
Scripting by Juhi
Cover Artwork by Astha Sharma
Studio Support: Wavelength Studio, Andheri
Check out our Crime edition for more pieces that demonstrate a feminist lens to look at Crime.
