'Upgrade Other State Buildings To Meet Prison Requirements': Orissa High Court Seeks Action Plan For Decongestion Of Prisons Amid Covid-19

The Orissa High Court on Monday suggested that more State buildings /facilities may be upgraded to meet the requirements of a prison, in order to decongest the existing penitentiaries. The remarks were made by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Savitri Ratho upon being informed that at least six prisons continue to be overcrowded in the state while the...