Following the Supreme Court's directive, states have started releasing prisoners in their jails. So far, nine states have released about 40,000 prisoners on temporary bail. 72,00 in Maharashtra most affected by Corona, 6500 in Madhya Pradesh, and about 10,000 prisoners in Punjab have been released on bail.
The state governments have become cautious after the Corona cases in Delhi's Rohini and Jaipur District Jails in Rajasthan. The Maharashtra government said that more than 72,00 prisoners have been released so far. Soon, 10 thousand more prisoners can be given bail. More than 100 prisoners and staff corona have been infected at Arthur Road Jail in Central Mumbai.
With the onset of this epidemic, more than 65,00 prisoners have been released on bail in Madhya Pradesh so far. Of these, 3900 prisoners have been granted parole and 2600 interim bail. 6000 in Tamil Nadu, 72,00 in Odisha, 3000 in West Bengal, 2500 in Gujarat, 3500 in Assam, 44 in Goa, and 3418 in Chhattisgarh have been released from prison. The Bihar government has shifted around 4500 prisoners to less crowded jails. There has not been a single captive in the state so far.
Supreme Court granted bail for treatment
The Supreme Court has granted two months bail to an undertrial prisoner in Jaipur jail. The top court granted his bail for treatment after the inmate's report was found positive. While two prisoners released on bail from Bhondsi jail in Gurugram were found to be corona infected. On the other hand, the Corona report of a 48-year-old woman lodged in Ludhiana jail in Punjab has come up positive.
Random sampling in jails of UP, Rajasthan
After the death of an inmate at Agra Central Jail, the Uttar Pradesh Jail Administration and Department of Corrections have started random testing in state jails. At the same time, after getting 140 corona patients in Jaipur jail, the Gehlot government has also directed random testing in other jails from Monday.
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