NEW DELHI : State governments across the country have begun releasing prisoners on bail for next 30-60 days to prevent community transmission of covid-19 within the jail premises, as India stares at potential stage-3 of the highly contagious virus.
The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday issued a statement saying that it was “releasing about 5000 convicts on emergency parole of 60 days.
Another 3,000 undertrials will be released on interim bail of 45 days, in the next two days." The Madhya Pradesh government’s move comes close on the heels of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra releasing prisoners on bail, to prevent overcrowding in its facilities.