https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296913 During the pandemic, the Court directed renewed prison decongestion through High Powered Committees, recognising overcrowding as a serious risk to inmates' and prison staff's right to life. It required States and Union Territories to follow earlier release guidelines and limit arrests in line with prior principles. Prisoners earlier released, including those on parole, were to be reconsidered for release or granted further parole to address the infection spike. The order also required publication of committee decisions and periodic prison occupancy data, and it called for stronger health, sanitation, testing and preventive measures in prisons. en-us Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:18:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296913 During the pandemic, the Court directed renewed prison decongestion through High Powered Committees, recognising overcrowding as a serious risk to inmates' and prison staff's right to life. It required States and Union Territories to follow earlier release guidelines and limit arrests in line with prior principles. Prisoners earlier released, including those on parole, were to be reconsidered for release or granted further parole to address the infection spike. The order also required publication of committee decisions and periodic prison occupancy data, and it called for stronger health, sanitation, testing and preventive measures in prisons. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296913