In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Delhi, meetings of inmates of Delhi prisons with their family members and relatives have been suspended, the jail administration said on Friday. The suspension will come into effect from Monday and will be reviewed in 15 days.
The meeting of inmates with their legal counsels, however, will continue, with proper Covid-19 precautions. Also, the facilities of telephone and e-mulaqat will continue for inmates to contact their families, the administration said.
“The decision has been taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The situation will be reviewed in 15 days and further decisions will be taken,” said an officer.
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So far, a total of 130 jail inmates have tested Covid-positive, of whom 118 have recovered while two died. Ten of them are at present infected with the virus. Among the prison staff, 293 had tested positive and all have recovered.
On March 20, Delhi prisons had resumed the internal meetings among the women prisoners and their relatives or family lodged in different jails, which had been stalled due to the pandemic last year.
It was decided to allow the prisoners to meet each other on the first and third Saturdays. Before the pandemic, such meetings were allowed every Saturday except on second Saturdays.
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