In a first, Punjab may allow conjugal visits in state jails. Punjab's head of prisons Shashi Kant has sent a proposal to the state government seeking permission to allow select male inmates to have sex with their partners in a designated area of the jail. If the proposal is cleared, Punjab will become the first state to allow sex in prison. "The proposal is part of the jails reforms programme in Punjab. Sex is a basic need like food and lack of it can give rise to unprotected sex among male prisoners," said Kant, DGP (prisons). Several prisons worldwide allow conjugal visits on this very premise.

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