Take steps to decongest Poojappura jail: SHRC
The Hindu
‘Operationalise Konni, Nedumangad facilities without delay’
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has ordered the State Government to adopt steps to decongest the overcrowded Poojappura Central Prison by operationalising the proposed jails at Konni and Nedumangad without further delay.
Observing that the Poojappura jail currently accommodated 1,350 inmates, far beyond its capacity of 727 people, commission chairman Antony Dominic directed the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services to submit a response before December 23. The case will be taken up for further hearing on December 29. The order has also been sent to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home).
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