Jail Department’s ‘Food for Freedom’ cafe opens to public! Wi-Fi facility available The Cafeteria which is named “Food for Freedom” is located on the roadside adjacent to the Prison compound. With the new Cafeteria people of Trivandrum do not have to roam around the city searching for the Prison Department’s mobile outlet

The jail authorities want the cafeteria to be a hangout hub for the people.

The project is the brainchild of former DGP (Prisons) Loknath Behera. The Rs.30 lakh Cafeteria comes with centralised air-conditioning and has four tables with seating capacity for 16. That’s not all! The Cafeteria also have Wi-Fi and mobile charging facilities. It also has a takeaway counter and ample parking space. The cafe will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Pricing

Customers will get chapattis at Rs.2 a piece, along with  chicken curry priced at Rs.20 a packet, chicken chilli curry at Rs.40 a packet, vegetable curry at Rs.10 a packet, egg curry at Rs.12, chicken biryani at Rs.60 and idly at Rs.20 a set. A long range of ice creams too are part of the menu.
The jail authorities want the cafeteria to be a hangout hub for the people. The premises will later be expanded to have a sale outlet of the Prison’s fashion apparel initiative as well.