Telangana Government Remits Sentence of 213 Prisoners

 Hyderabad: The state government has granted remission to 213 prisoners, following petitions submitted by their family members to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in the ‘Praja Palana’ requesting the release of their family members who have been languishing in jails for a long time.

Revanth Reddy responded to their petitions positively and ordered the officials to examine the chances of their early release based on the guidelines set by the Union and state governments. Senior officers scrutinised the applications and placed the details of the eligible prisoners for release before the High Level Committee.

The High Level Committee sent the list of prisoners to the Cabinet for approval. The Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy approved the names and granted remission to the prisoners. After the Governor gave his consent to the list, the state government issued orders granting remission to the prisoners on Tuesday.

According to the orders, 213 prisoners will be released from Cherlapally Jail on Wednesday. Of these, 205 were sentenced to life imprisonment and eight others were sentenced to lesser terms.

All of them are already provided skill development training in various professions in the jail and were given counselling to reintegrate into the society.