Uttar Pradesh jails no longer ‘fun’ homes for criminals: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh CM said that the state jails are no more "fun" centres for criminals and the government have turned them into "reform homes". 

Sant Kabir Nagar: Jails in Uttar Pradesh are no more "fun" centres for criminals and they have turned into "reform homes" for them, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday (September 12). The chief minister proclaimed it while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth Rs 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. The projects also included the district prison built at Rs 126 crore. "We have converted state jails into reform homes where criminals are being given an opportunity to reform. The UP jails are no more places of fun for criminals,” an official statement quoted the chief minister as saying on the occasion.