28 prisoners escaped from open jails in the last 5 years
Mumbai: In the last five years, 28 prisoners have managed to escape from open jails in the state. On Monday, a prisoner escaped from Pune’s Yerwada Open Jail.
There are a total of 19 open jails and one open colony in the jail department, in which a total of 1706 prisoners live. 207 of them are currently lodged in Yerwada Open District Jail.
“Prisoners lodged in closed jails whose sentences have been commuted and who have good conduct in jail, are classified in the respective open jail as per the available space of detention capacity in the open jail after selection through the Open Jail Selection Committee. goes.” prison officer.
Concept of ‘open prison’
“The prisoners who are kept in open prisons are mostly engaged in agricultural work. An open prison is one where the prisoners live without fear and under minimal surveillance. Terrorists, drug mafias, or similar criminals, People who have committed crimes against women are kept out. Besides, the official said, “those who have good conduct in jails are selected for open jails.”
“Open jails lead to better rehabilitation of prisoners in society and family. A criminal willing to go to an open jail conducts himself better in a closed jail because in an open jail he gets a freer environment and more forgiveness. Since in an open jail the authorities Said, “Prisoners move freely under minimal surveillance, leaving ample scope for them to escape from prisons. But in Maharashtra, the escape rate of prisoners from open jails is minimal.”
prisoners escaping from open jails
2019 – 9
2020 – 7
2021 – 3
2022 – 3
2023 – 6
