Behrampore, Dec. 16 :    Behrampore, Dec. 16:  After spending 13 years in jail, everybody expected Manayog Dutta to hop on to the first train and head home to Rabindra Nagar village in Jalpaiguri. Instead, the prisoner, who served out his term in November, rented a house near the Lalgola open-air jail and settled down. He wanted to complete his training as a driver that he had begun while in captivity. He now had dreams of making a new beginning by starting a transport service with government loan. The Lalgola jail authorities can take a bow - Dutta is not the only one dreaming. There are several others who have discovered the self-employment option after coming to the unique jail. Seven convicts come to Behrampore every morning to learn driving at the Don Bosco Vocational Training Institute. Two others are training to be electricians. Bulbul Mitra, a science graduate from Chandernagar in Hooghly, was convicted 13 years ago for murder. Mitra hopes to be released in March next year. 'But I don't want to go back to Chandernagar after my release. It will be difficult for me to face the public humiliation on my return. I want to stand on my own feet after completing the driver's training,' he said. The convicts commute from the jail to the institute without any guards hustling them. Having almost served out their terms, the jail authorities believe they will not escape. They join Dutta on the Lalgola-Sealdah passenger train at 8.30 am and return in the evening. While Dutta heads home, the others return to the open-air jail. But they share one dream - starting their own transport service and leading a respectable life again. Ramkrishna Roy, a former employee of the Murshidabad Central Cooperative Bank and resident of Behrampore, has served more than 14 years of his term. Like Mitra, Roy expects to be freed early next year and hopes to get a driving licence shortly. 'The Murshidabad district magistrate and Father of the Don Bosco institute have promised us all help in starting a transport service. We have applied for route permits to run Trekkers between Behrampore and Lalgola and between Lalgola and Raghunathganj,' Roy said. The prisoners, who are yet to complete their terms, intend to operate from the jail itself. District magistrate Manoj Panth confirmed that he had received their applications asking for route permits. 'We are looking into the matter. It will be our endeavour to make the lifers self-reliant with government help and bank loan.'