As the cases of COVID-19 is on a rise in India Home Minister Anil Deshmukh decided to release approximately 11,000 prisoners on Emergency Parole, initially for 45 days from Maharashtra.
Before their release, they will be subjected to thorough required medical check-ups and will be issued with the necessary passes which will facilitate them to go to their native places.
“There are 45 prisons in Maharashtra, in which about 60,000 prisoners are imprisoned. This is a red flag and a potential flashpoint for the rapid spread of COVID – 19, as prisoners are living in congested space” reads a press release issued by Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
The released inmates which will be released will be Undertrial Prisoners and Prisoners who are convicted up to 7 years of imprisonment.
