300 jailbirds likely to be freed in Telangana State

Taking in to consideration the requests of political parties and public representatives from Telangana and also from families of prisoners for early release of jailbirds, the State government on Wednesday issued guidelines to the Home Department to form a committee and finalise a list of prisoners for the same.
According to sources in the Home Department, about 300 prisoners across the State would meet the eligibility criteria. The government has formed a six-member committee headed by the Chief Secretary to shortlist eligible prisoners, who were convicted for life and non-life imprisonment and also those suffering from chronic diseases.
On examining the requests, the



government has decided to grant remission of sentence on the occasion of January 26, 2016, to certain categories of life and non-life convicted prisoners. According to the guidelines, all convicted women prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, including those who have undergone an actual sentence of five years of remand period and total sentence of seven years including remission as on January 26 are eligible for release.
Similarly, all women convicted prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and those aged more than 60 and have undergone an actual sentence of five years (remand period and total sentence of six years including remission period) are also eligible.