Uttar Pradesh set to get 20 hi-tech prisons, details here

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has decided to build 20 new hi-tech jails in the state in the wake of reports about prisons in Uttar Pradesh being overcrowded. These jails will be built in 11 districts where at present there is no jail.

Apart from this, the process of construction of a central jail and other jails has also started in nine districts while the number of barracks is being increased in some jails.

On the instructions of CM Yogi, a huge budget has been issued in this regard and the prison department has been given the green signal to take the work forward.

Looking at the present scenario, these jails will be hi-tech. The government has set a target of two to five years to complete the construction of the new jails. CM Yogi Adityanath has given green signal to the proposal in this regard.

UP set to get 20 hi-tech prisons to ease overcrowding

Earlier, in a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister was apprised by the Prison Administration and Correctional Services that at present there is overcrowding in the state's central and district jails due to the presence of prisoners beyond their capacity.

The need for construction of new jails was emphasized in the meeting keeping in view the facilities provided by the jail manual and protection of human rights of the prisoners. Senior officials of Prison Administration and Correctional Services told CM Yogi that at present 15,201 prisoners are lodged in seven central jails of UP against the capacity to accommodate 13,669 prisoners, which is a ratio of 111 percent.

Similarly, 62 district jails with a capacity of 49,107 inmates have 95,597 inmates, a ratio of 194 per cent. There are two sub-jails with a capacity of 306 inmates which house 664 inmates, a ratio of 216 per cent. Women's Central Jail has a capacity of 120 inmates, out of which 148 inmates are in custody, a ratio of 123 per cent.

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