Panaji: With the rules of the new prison clearly defines the feasibility for leave for various categories of prisoners, securing a temporary release from prison will not be as easy as before.
Prevent back-to-back division, the new rules of the mandate that there must be a six-month gap between the first and second parole and that each term may not exceed 30 days.
There should also be a three-month gap between conditional liberation and the last leave available.
Prison supervisors have been designated as competent authorities to provide parole / emergency conditional liberation to punish under the protection of the police while the trial court will be the authority to provide sanctions for parole.
Only in extraordinary circumstances that will be compared with a period of 15 days with government approval, but only once in one block of three years.
In the case of no conditional release extended further, the rule states.
They also determined that emergency conditional liberation for an extending period of up to 48 hours was given due to the death of family members, family member marriages, serious diseases of family members, or other emergencies with the approval of the Inspector General of Prison (IGP).
Over the past few years, Colvale Central prison has seen several prisoners misuse parole facilities and leave while remaining out of prison for 90-plus days every year.
A former official posted at Colvale Central Jail last year said it was clear that the detainees took full advantage of the system due to gaps.
“Some consider it to their fundamental rights while applying for parole.
With new rules that apply, there are so many clarity about who should be given parole or leave,” the official said.
One requirement that needs to be considered while approving the application for parole or leave will be the behavior of the prisoner concerned.
A prisoner who has been awarded a major sentence for prison violations must have either uniformly for two years before the date of applying.
The behavior of a prisoner who has been awarded a small sentence or no sentence for prison violations must be uniformly for one year before the date of applying.
Also, inmates should not violate the terms and conditions of parole or leave before.
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