Major changes in the Prison Department of Odisha, 6 sub -carriers have completely closed; 3 merged with District Prison -Odisha Prison Reforms 6 Sub -Jeers closed 3 merged for better management

There was a major change in the Prison Department of Odisha. By order of the Department of Home Affairs, 6 sub-carriers were completely closed, while 3 sub-carriers were merged into the various district prisons. With this decision, prisoners will be transferred to district prisons. There is a preparation to appoint the employees of the under -carriers elsewhere. Jagran correspondent, Bhubaneswar. The process of major changes began in the state’s prison department. At the command of the Department of Home Affairs, 6 sub-carnaras were completely discontinued, while 3 sub-carriers were closed and merged into the district prisons concerned. With this step, many prisoners will be transferred to district prisons. The process of secure transfer has begun. At the same time, preparations are also made to appoint the employees of the sub -corporations elsewhere and reduce the number of posts. The state currently has a total of 88 prisons. These include 6 Circle Prison, 11 District Prison, 2 Special Prison, 1 Female Prison in Sambalpur, 6 Independent Sub-Carts, 62 General Sub-Carts and 1 Open Jail in Jamujhari. These prisons have a total capacity of 19799 prisoners. This includes the stay of 17,957 male prisoners and 1,842 female prisoners. Currently, 17,497 prisoners are closed in these prisons. According to the command of the Department of Home Affairs, which subcarries were closed, the MV-79 sub-carriers of the Malkangiri district, the Laxmipur-Sub carrier of the Kashipur district, the sub-Carries in Raigad, Patrapur sub-Carrie in Ganjam district, Rajgangpur-Subkersenter in the Sundergarh district and sub -city of cuttack, directed. Similarly, the merger of district prisons was merged with the Khandapada sub-Corporation of the Nayagarh district in the Nayagarh district. The Balasore district’s Nilgiri interfering was merged into the Balasore district and the Sohela-Sub-Nigar of the Bargarh district in the Bargarh district. The sub-corporation will be handed over to the administration and the prisoners considered and Siddhadosh prisoners are safely transferred to the district prisons. The closed sub -carrier building and the required material present will be handed over to the district administration concerned. The departmental order clearly states that all the goods and cells must be kept safe until then. The state government described this decision as a step towards strengthening prison management and better use of resources.