Supreme Court ordered release of convicts who have been jailed for upto seven years on parole to decongest the prisons, in an attempt to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
Some of the convicts are aged and some even crossed eighty years. Such senior citizens case can be considered for release under parole as they are more prone to infections.
Coronavirus: India's packed prisons raise Covid-19 alarm
On March 23, it suggested that prisoners convicted of, or charged with, offences involving jail terms of seven years or less could be considered for parole or interim bail.
As authorities scale up efforts to flatten the rising Coronavirus curve, many Indian prisons already bursting at the seams have emerged as potential infection hotspots. Several states, including Delhi, are scrambling to release thousands of inmates on parole, furlough or bail as epidemiologists warn that things will spiral out of control if the virus starts spreading inside these jails.
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"Now at a time when social distancing is the key to breaking the chain of infections, this kind of overflowing occupancy in prisons is a matter of grave concern," he said. "Sanitation facilities in prisons are horrible. Learning from other countries who are in far worse conditions, prison authorities need to make sure that inmates maintain 6-foot distance," Dr Aggarwal said.
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Some of the convicts are aged and some even crossed eighty years. Such senior citizens case can be considered for release under parole as they are more prone to infections.
Coronavirus: India's packed prisons raise Covid-19 alarm
On March 23, it suggested that prisoners convicted of, or charged with, offences involving jail terms of seven years or less could be considered for parole or interim bail.
As authorities scale up efforts to flatten the rising Coronavirus curve, many Indian prisons already bursting at the seams have emerged as potential infection hotspots. Several states, including Delhi, are scrambling to release thousands of inmates on parole, furlough or bail as epidemiologists warn that things will spiral out of control if the virus starts spreading inside these jails.
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"Now at a time when social distancing is the key to breaking the chain of infections, this kind of overflowing occupancy in prisons is a matter of grave concern," he said. "Sanitation facilities in prisons are horrible. Learning from other countries who are in far worse conditions, prison authorities need to make sure that inmates maintain 6-foot distance," Dr Aggarwal said.
Read more at:
Coronavirus: India's packed prisons raise Covid-19 alarm
On March 23, it suggested that prisoners convicted of, or charged with, offences involving jail terms of seven years or less could be considered for parole or interim bail.
