Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 28 : As many as 209 persons, including non-state subjects and foreign, arrested in militancy related incidents in the Jammu and Kashmir are lodged in different jails within the state and outside.
For refreshing the minds of inmates special Yoga and meditation programmes are being organized for the prisoners.
However, there is no person belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, who has committed an offence in this state, lodged in any of the jails outside the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who also holds the Home portfolio said in reply to an un-starred question by an independent MLA from Langate in the Legislative Assembly today.
She said there is plan to shift the prisoners, lodged in various jails outside the state to their native districts or divisions
The reply said 209 persons were arrested in militancy related incidents in the Jammu and Kashmir as on May 20, 2016. Out of the arrested militants, 4 are non state subjects and 36 are foreigners. However, the reply said that keeping in view their security and the security of their families, it would not be feasible to disclose the particulars of these prisoners.
The reply said as on May 30 no person belonging to the state, who have committed an offence in this state, is lodged in any of the jails outside the state.
The Chief Minister in the written reply said the prison department provides facilities to the prisoners lodged in various jails of the state.
The facilities provided included compulsory health screening at the time of initial lodgement as per the guidelines of NHRC, providing of medical care to the sick inmaes by doctors and paramedical staff posted in Central and district jails.
The reply said seven ambulances have been procured to shift the ailing prisoners for treatment to other hospitals in case of emergency, counseling of jail inmates, management of unsound prisoners in terms of Lunacy Act 1977, sensitizing jail staff and inmates about health issues and hygiene, referring the minds of inmates by organizing special yoga and meditation programmes and conducting cultural programmes an sports competitions for recreation of the inmates.
As regard good, diet as per the scales mentioned in the Manual for Superintendent and management of Jails is being provided to the inmates. Additional diet is provided to lactating and pregnant women inmates. Special diet is provided to the sick inmates as per medical advice, the reply said adding clean and sufficient drinking water ha been made available in all the jails. |
