Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin PUNJAB TO RELEASE 6000 PRISONERS TO DECONGEST JAILS AMID COVID-19 CRISIS: SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA NABAZ-E-PUNJAB BUREAU, CHANDIGARH, MARCH 26: With a view to decongesting state prisons in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab is going to release around 6000 prisoners from all the jails across the state. Disclosing this here today, Punjab Jails Minister S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the Supreme Court of India had constituted a High Powered Committee under the chairmanship of Chairperson, Punjab Legal Services Authority, with Principal Secretary (Jails) and ADGP, Prisons as members. The committee has circulated detailed criteria and procedure to initiate the releasing of prisoners. Convict prisoners will be released on parole for 6 weeks and under-trial prisoners on interim-bail for 6 weeks, said Randhawa. The Minister informed that there were around 24,000 prisoners lodged in 24 jails across the state against an authorized capacity of 23,488. As per committee report, while the primary aim was to protect the health of the prisoners and restrict transmission of COVID-19 by decongestion of prisons. The overall good of the society and maintenance of order in the society in these extraordinary times, was also kept in mind while making the recommendations.
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