The state government had set up a committee after the Supreme Court in March demanded the dismantling of prisons across the country for the outbreak of coronavirus. Bombay High Court Justice AA Syed, Additional Chief Secretary of State Home Department Sanjay Chahande, Maharashtra Director General Jails SN Pandey
According to the updates, inmates from prisons across the state will be released on temporary bail or parole. However, the time limit for the release of these detainees is not specified.
“This will significantly divide the 35,239 prisons and the 50 per cent prisons,” the committee said in a statement.
The development comes after more than 100 inmates and staff members at the Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai recently tested positive for Covid-19.
The committee said in a statement that prison officials would follow the release law.
According to the update, 1,230 new Kovid-19 cases and 36 deaths have been reported in the state. 20 in Mumbai alone. A total of 23,401 cases and 868 deaths were reported.
So far, 14,521 cases and 528 deaths from coronavirus cases have been reported in Mumbai alone.