New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The process of granting emergency parole to convicts is underway to contain the spread of coronavirus, as per information provided by a Tihar Jail official.
For convicts who are above 60 years of age, a more relaxed criteria have been kept in comparison to other convicts, as they are more prone to the virus, added the official. “The process of granting emergency parole to convicts is going on.
For convicts above 60 years of age, a more relaxed criteria have been kept, as compared to other convicts, since they are more prone to the disease,” said the official in a statement.
Jail authorities in the national capital have told the High Powered Committee that prisoners, staff and others working in prisons are taking necessary precautions and are adhering to social distancing.
UP govt releases 2,257 convicts on parole
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday released 2,257 convicts, lodged in different jails in Lucknow, on parole for eight weeks.
In March, the Supreme Court had directed decongesting of prisons in a bid to maintain social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Earlier, the Maharashtra government announced that it would give temporary parole to 17,000 inmates out of 35,000 lodged in different jails. The decision was taken after over 150 inmates at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail were found to be COVID-19Â positive earlier this month. (ANI)Â (ANI)Â
