300 convicts released on parole from Nashik prison

NASHIK: Close to 300 convicts at the Nashik Road Central Prison have been released on parole for 45 days to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
DIG (prison) Dilip Zalke said, “On the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak, a decision has been taken to release the convicts and undertrials on parole. In addition to the 300 convicts who have already been released, close to 500 more will be sent on parole in the next few days.”
Zalke said that inmates who have been convicted for serious offences under MCOCA and POCSO would be not be released.
Only the convicts who have been granted leave under parole and furlough on at least two occasions before will be considered for parole.
Menwhile, last month, the central prison roped in a private school close to the jail to accommodate the new suspects remanded in judicial custody. The facility for the new suspects has been set up to prevent the chances of infection spread in the central jail. Around 100 suspects can be kept at the newly-acquired facility on a temporary basis.