New jails being built at Panipat, Rewari, Nuh: Haryana minister

Haryana Jails Minister Krishan Lal Panwar said that new prisons were being built at Panipat, Rewari and Nuh each of which would have capacity of 1,000 prisoners.

He said that open air campus would be established at district jail Karnal and Faridabad, for which 30 to 32 houses would be built outside jail premises where prisoners would be able to live with their families and would also be allowed to work.

This facility would be made available only to those prisoners who exhibit good behaviour, the minister said.

"Apart from this, three additional barracks for male inmates are being constructed at district jail Jind and Sirsa. Similarly, construction of five barracks for men and one barrack for women inmates are underway in district jail Bhiwani," Panwar told reporters here on Tuesday.

Informing reporters that earlier, prisoners were permitted to talk to their family members on phone only for 10 minutes, the minister said, "The present state government has increased this time limit to 35 minutes for men and up to 60 minutes for women prisoners. Apart from this, video calling facility has also been made available in 13 jails."
Stressing that there was a requirement of 140 mobile jammers for all jails across the state, the minister said, "In the first phase, jammers would be installed at Jhajjar, Sonipat, Ambala and Gurgaon at a cost of Rs 6.76 crore and in the second phase, 11 such jammers would be installed in Rohtak district and 17 in Gurgaon district at a cost of Rs 17.53 crore."