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Prisoners make fresh demands

Jails remain restive
Prisoners are virtually in control of several Jails in the country.
They move around freely, abuse guards at will and enter their cells when they feel like leasing the Jailors and wardens helpless
The prisoners, not caring to follow Jail laws, are keeping law and order at their mercy.
Prisoners at the Dhaka Cen tral Jail who were allowed special remission after the De cember 29 Jail revolt are now making fresh demands
Over the past three months there have been prison riots in Dhaka. Chittagong. Jessore. Comilla. Feni. Mymensingh and Narstngdl
Sixteen prisoners were killed and over 300 prisoners and wardens Injured in the Incidents.
The prisoners said tliat the prison riots were a reaction to years of harassment by the Jail guards
They said that they were not served proper food and not given enough warm clothing including quilts during the
The cause of the revolt in Dhaka Central Jail, it is gathered. was intended as a criticism of the government for what the prisoners said allowing a convict like Kader Siddiky to move about freely.
Jail authorities however said that the revolt had been politically engineered.
Jail authorities also said that they could not control the situation as they were restrained from doing so by their higher ups.
They also complained about being short of men to control the large numbers of prisoners.
In Dhaka Central Jail for Instance 450 guards who are supposed to look after 2000 prisoners, have to handle about 4000 prisoners.
All the 76 central, district and upazlla Jails are similarly overcrowded, according to sources.
It is gathered that prisoners are threatening Jail wardens with dire consequences for what they term as giving biased information on their activities to newspapers
Jail authorities said that they could not arrest the 12 prisoners who fled from the Narslngdt Jatl with seven rifles, some bullets and bayonets on Sunday.
Chittagong Jail authorities said that they recovered a large quantity of lethal weapons including iron rods, ram daos and knives from the possession of rebellious prisoners on Monday. But the cell doors still remained broken.
So far there have been three revolts In the Chittagong Jail since the last week of December when three prisoners were killed. The cells of the Jail were broken for the sec ond time during the third revolt on March 24
In Dhaka Central Jail the situation continues to be tense and Prisoners carry lethal weapons
Jessorc Central Jail. Is now Ctaceful. One prisoner was lied and at least 30 others were Injured in a revolt there in January
The situation in Comilla Central Jail was also peaceful on Monday.
Eight prisoners were killed and over a hundred others including wardens were injured during revolt tn the jatl on 27 March. The situation was quickly brought under control.
The jails in Feni and My-mensingh which also experienced trouble in the last two months were reported to be peaceful on Monday.