Hand-made and Eco- friendly clothing, Straight from the Indian Prisoners.

Designer Abhishek Dutta has become the reason why Indian inmates can picture a sustainable life inside and outside of prison. Here is everything you need to know about the brand and the process which create a huge difference in everyday life and remarkable change in the thought process of inmates.

With the aim to empower the Indian prisoners and create a sustainable clothing brand, Abhishek Dutta is launching his brand to make a difference in the world. Inmates who are willing to attain an honest living are being trained to master the skill of stitching and making clothes. It involves male and female prisoners from different Correctional homes in India.

Credit: Prison inmates in Parol, Vouge

” The Brand Parole originated to give Inmates a chance to have a fresh start to (earn) better living during the period of their convictions and after their release.”

– Abhishek Dutta

The best part of this sustainable brand is that most of the collection are hand woven by inmates and the packaging uses most of the recycled materials. Means it’s not just changing the lives of inmates, it has considered giving back to the mother nature by making a sustainable and eco-friendly brand. The collection of men and women wear are limited to western and Indo-western style at the moment as it’s been a constant process of training and involving new inmates ones the old ones get released. The fabrics used for the collections are mostly cotton, linen, denim, and jamdani blends. Both will soon retail at multi-brand stores and well-known online portals.

Dutta has also introduced inmates as a face of the brand in each and every promotion so people can have a non-discriminatory approach to inmates life choices, inside and out.