Maharaja Ranjit Singh made prisons more than just places to keep people locked up. He wanted them to be places where people could learn and grow. The Sikh Empire thought punishing alone wasn't enough – they believed in helping prisoners build better lives.
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 	<li><strong>A big part of this new way of thinking was making sure prisoners could learn useful things. </strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Prisons weren't just for keeping people away; they became like schools. </strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Inmates got the chance to learn different skills, from making things with their hands to reading and writing. </strong></li>
 	<li><strong>The Sikh Empire believed that by giving knowledge, they could stop people from going back to a life of crime.</strong></li>
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