Assam: 376 inmates may be released for decongesting jails

Assam: 376 inmates may be released for decongesting jails

The Assam Inspector General of Prisons Dasarath Das on Thursday said the Assam Prison has sent a proposal to the High Powered Committee of the government to release 376 prisoners in the next few days in order to decongest eight overcrowded jails across the state after 535 inmates tested positive for COVID-19, a PTI report stated.

The reported stated, out of the 376 prisoners to be released, 111 are presently lodged in Guwahati Central Jail.

Assam Inspector General of Prisons Dasarath Das stated in the report that 535 prisoners in 10 jails across the state have been detected with the coronavirus infection. Further, the highest number of 435 prisoners is from Guwahati.

Das further stated, "The authorities were releasing the prisoners at regular intervals in accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court which was announced on March 23 this year to decongest the jails due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Das said, "Another set of inmates will be released soon".

"So far, we have released a total of 6,801 prisoners since March to decongest the jails. This includes 6,671 undertrials, who were released on bail and personal bonds. Out of these, 2,000 undertrials were released at one go in the initial period," Das stated and added, "Another 115, who are convicts, were allowed to go home on annual leave, while 15 more were released on parole".

Every eligible convict gets 30 days of annual leave for emergency purposes according to the rule.

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