In view of the rising number of undertrials and convicts, three new prisons, one each in Yavatmal, Gondia and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra, are proposed to be set up, a state minister told the Legislative Assembly Friday.
Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil made the announcement during a debate over the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners in jails between 2012 and 2017.
The issue was raised through a calling attention notice.
He said health groups are proposed to be set up in prisons to avoid unnatural deaths of prisoners.
A system called operation tracking will ensure keeping an eye on the prisoners who are under stress, have a violent streak or suicidal tendencies, among other things, he said.
According to the minister, 46 prisoners died of unnatural causes between 2012-17, of whom the kin of 15 prisoners have been given financial compensation.
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