Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Sunday that the Supreme Court is constantly working to ensure that legal processes become easier and simplified so that citizens do not languish in jails unnecessarily.
Srinagar and Kot Bhalwal jails of Jammu and Kashmir are very sensitive. Several dreaded terrorists and notorious criminals are lodged in these jails. There are over 900 prisoners in Kot Bhalwal and 500 in Srinagar jails.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the release of Rohingya refugees who have been allegedly detained illegally and arbitrarily in jails/detention centres or juvenile homes across the country.
Bhopal Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar said, “We have made special arrangements for the Rakhi festival so that there will be no problem in meeting the prisoners. This year the number of visitors is much higher than that of previous years because prisoners were not able to celebrate
"For reasons best known to them, both Captain and Randhawa extended largesse to the notorious gangster for his comfortable stay in the jails of Punjab," said Mann.
Researchers discovered TB case rates to be persistently high and case detection to be low in jails, indicating the need for health organisations to step up efforts to stop the spread of TB among this high-risk demographic.
A recent study done by the Boston University School of Public Health
A vacation bench of justices Surya Kant and MM Sundresh also remarked that the High Court should have at least this much discretion and remarked that people are languishing in jails.
A total of 376 prisoners received training in 12 trades in 5 district jails in the Ayodhya zone. In this, 155 prisoners were trained in District Jail Barabanki, 84 in Gonda, 30 in Bahraich, 93 in Ambedkar Nagar, and 14 in Ayodhya, according to the official statement.