Besides, the jail superintendent should conduct a survey

of all cases where the undertrial prisoners have completed more than one-fourth of the maximum sentence. He should prepare a survey list and send the same to the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA). The advisory said the prison authorities may educate undertrial prisoners on their right to bail and provide legal aid through empanelled lawyers of DLSA to cases presented for release on bail and reduction of bail amount. The list should be made available to the non-official visitors as well as district magistrates/judges who conduct periodic inspections of the jails. State home departments were also asked to develop management information system to ascertain the progress made jail-wise in this regard.