The PIL urged immediate judicial intervention to address what she described as a “humanitarian crisis” affecting hundreds of undertrial prisoners from the Union Territory.
Prisoners demonstrating good behavior would now be eligible for an early release from jails in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of Janajatiya Gaurav Diwas (Tribal Pride Day) too each year on 15 November.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Uttarakhand in the presence of state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
He said this while interacting with media persons at Srinagar railway station from where he traveled to Sangaldan in the train that was virtually flagged off by PM Narendra Modi from a function in Jammu.
The Delhi government approves the formation of a committee to study technology and move forward towards its use.
According to State’s prison administration sources, at least 887 inmates were found to be positive from 1 May till 1 June.
According to a Prison Department spokesman, nearly 8,463 undertrials have been released on bail, while 1,660 convicts were given a six-week parole.
54 new cases take tally to 171
If an inmate has been convicted for less than five years and has already completed three months in jail, he or she is eligible for the emergency parole, the circular stated.
Experts say the policies for prisoners in India are made with men in mind, ignoring specific needs of women inmates.
