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    Bihar News: The condition of women prisoners in Bihar jails is hellish, know the current status of 59 jails in the state

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    Patna: The state government claimed in the Legislative Council that it has initiated various measures to reduce the huge pressure on the existing jails. It was also claimed that the jails are full. According to the government’s own admission, at present 62,108 prisoners are lodged in 59 jails in the state against a total capacity of 47,750. The government’s reaction came after Maheshwar Singh, an independent member, brought the matter to the notice of the House. In which it has been explained in detail how the prisoners are living in inhuman conditions due to overcrowding in the jails. He said that the prisoners are also facing difficulty in defecating. Wanted to know from the government what steps have been taken by the government to solve this problem.

    The condition inside the jails is critical

    Responding to the question, Bijendra Prasad Yadav admitted that the jails in the state are overcrowded with 62,108 inmates, including 2,730 women. At present, 47,750 prisoners are lodged in the state jails against their total capacity. He said that women wards are also facing this problem. The minister told the House that the government has taken several steps in this regard, including construction of new jails and jail cells. The Minister said that as of today, the construction work of Divisional Jail at Bhabhua (Kaimur), Jamui, Aurangabad and Arwal and Sub-Jail at Paliganj (Patna) has been completed. In which there will be a capacity to hold a total of 3,285 prisoners.

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    Minister informed the House

    The minister informed the House that apart from this, the government has approved the construction of 33 jail rooms in 15 jails across the state. Whose capacity is to keep 6,534 prisoners. He said that the government has decided to construct new prison building in Madhepura Divisional Jail and new prison buildings in Kahalgaon, Nirmali, Narkatiaganj, Rajgir, Rajauli, Madhaura, Siwan, Gopalganj, Chakia, Pakdidayal, Mahnar, Simri-12 sub-divisions. Bakhtiyarpur, each with a capacity to hold 1,000 prisoners.

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    BJP raised the question

    Intervening in the matter, BJP member Sanjay Paswan urged the government to act swiftly. Alleging untouchability within the four walls, Paswan said, “Victims are going to jail, veterans are coming out”. He demanded some amendments in the existing jail manual. According to the latest report of the Home Department, out of 59 jails in the state, 11 jails have 200 percent more prisoners. These include Adarsh ​​Central Jail, Beur (Patna), Danapur, Sub-Jails at Patna City and Barh and District Jails at Bhabhua, Chhapra, Sitamarhi, Madhepura, Jamui, Aurangabad and Nawada. Of these, the condition of Beur jail is the worst, where 5,876 inmates are lodged against the maximum capacity of 2,360. Similarly, the other nine prisons have 151-200% more inmates than their maximum number. However, in at least 22 jails, the number of inmates is less than their prescribed strength.

    Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com

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