How many prisoners above 45 years are vaccinated, High Court asks Maharashtra government
The Hindu
The court also raised the issue about the vacancy of medical officers in prisons
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to provide the number of how many jail inmates are above the age of 45 and how many of them have been vaccinated for COVID-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) petition concerning the increase of COVID-19 patients in prisons. Advocate General (AG) Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the court that 1,248 additional prisoners have been released. Of this, 121 were released on emergency parole. There were 11 additional temporary prisons and three additional COVID-19 care centres for prisoners. An additional 156 mobile phones have been purchased for inmates to call their families.More Related News