Home ministry ask states to review grant of parole, premature release of prisoner guidelines
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Union home ministry has asked the state governments to review the guidelines for parole/ furlough and premature release of prisoners.
As per the letter, the privilege of release on parole and furlough should be allowed to selective prisoners on the basis of well-defined norms of eligibility and propriety. Release on parole is not an absolute right. It is a concession. Model prison Manual, 2016 provides that the some categories of prisoners may not be eligible for release on parole of furlough, like prisoners whose immediate presence in the society may be considered dangerous or otherwise prejudicial to public peace and order by the district magistrate and superintendent of police.
September,7,2020
