Telangana Prisons to shut down five sub-jails

Hyderabad: The Prisons Department is closing down five sub-jails due to insufficient number of prisoners, which was much below the authorised capacity. The sub-jails at Armoor and Bodhan in Nizamabad, Narasampet and Parkal in Warangal, and Madhira in Khammam district would be closed, Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services VK Singh said here on Monday.

A decision was also taken to shift the existing prisoners in these jails to either the district or central prison after assessing the background of the prisoners. Plans have also been chalked out to close three more sub-jails by reducing the number of prisoners. The number of prisoners as on date has also come down when compared to previous years. The total number of prisoners confined as on January 27 was 5,348, including 395 women as against 6,012 as on December 31, 2014.

The department has intended to reduce crime by 10 per cent every year and make it 50 per cent less over the next five years by starting a State-wide awareness campaign for mutual resolution of disputes. He said the department was hopeful of reducing the crime rate by 50 per cent with the help of reformed prisoners and social activists. This initiative would save about Rs.10,000 crore by saving time and money that is eating into productivity.