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4,893 convicted prisoners freed from jails so far
A total of 4.893 convicted prisoners had been released from different Jails upto March 15 as per the government decision of January 13 following disturbances in Dhaka Central Jail and subsequently In other Jails of the country.
In an Interview with BSS on Thursday a high official of the Ministry of Home Affairs said the freed convicts also Included 793 prisoners who were released from Dhaka Central Jail upto March 31.
The releases are being made under a general amnesty of the Government to the agitated prisoners who. since December last, have been demanding early completion of their trials and reduction of the length of punishment, he said.
The Government has been releasing the convicted prisoners on certain criterion basis under orders issued by the Acting President in accordance with the . Criminal Procedural Code 401(1). a Home Ministry Statement said.
According to the orders of the Acting President, those convicted prisoners who had served half of their total punishment with relevant concessions till December 6. 1990. would be released immediately. Those who were yet to serve half of their total Jail term till December 6. 1990 would be released after the fulfillment of half of the punishment
Besides, the life term of the convicts till December 6. 1990 will be deemed to be 20 years, llxise with the punishment of a total of two years or less till December 6. 1990 would be released immediately. According to the orders of the Acting President, the under-trial prisoners of 16 years of age or less till December 6, 1990. would be released immediately and those of 60 years of age or more and certified by a Committee of Deputy Commissioner. Civil Surgeon. Deputy Inspector General (Jail), and District Jail Supervisee, as crippled or disabled would be released immediately.
Convicts having the privilege of the amnesty and special concession but have appealed in a higher court against their punishment would also be granted the amnesty and concession.
But. the orders said, the former members of the Armed Forces convicted under Bangladesh Army Act Regulation would not fail within the purview of the general amnesty and concession.
Meanwhile, the number of convicted and under-trial prisoners in the country's 76 Jails including central Jails of Dhaka. Rajshahi. Co mi Ila and Jessore came down to 31.976 on February 28 this year from 39. 917 on November 30 last year, the official said.
He said the accommodation capacity of 76 Jails of the country is 20.803 inmates while the number has almost doubled in November. The Dhaka Central Jail, he said, held 3.941 inmates on February 28 in place of its capacity of 2.116 persons.
The prisoners' position In 76 Jails of the country on February 28 was: convicted 10.173, under trial 20,316, detenus 1.347 and others 140. In Dhaka Central Jail. the position was: convicted 1.724. under trial 1.665. detenues 552 and others none, the official said.
The prisoners' position on November 30 last year tn 76 Jails was: convicted 14.815. under-trial 22.370. detenus
2.632 and other* 100 while that in Dhaka Central Jail was: convicted 2.533. under- trial 1,737 and detenus 996 totalling 5.266 inmates.
Of the 76 jails of the country. four are central jails (Dhaka. Rajshahi, Comllla and Jessore). 28 district jails. 28 sub-jails and 16 sub-district Jails.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Prisons CoL Abdul Matin, told BSS that the overall situation in the Jails had remained unchanged with "no improvement and no deterioration'' because of the month of the holy Ramadan.