
HC asks Maharashtra about steps to decongest prisons, vaccinate inmates
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Court takes suo motu cognisance of newspaper reports on rise in COVID-19 cases in jails
The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that currently around 35,124 prisoners were lodged in jails across the State and there were 188 COVID-19 cases among inmates and prison staff. Advocate General (AG) Ashutosh Kumbhakoni appearing for the State informed a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni that there were 47 jails across Maharashtra, and they had a capacity to lodge 23,127 inmates.More Related News

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