NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA
of the hour within the prison for training, assessment and rehabilitation of prisoners. He further
recommended that a hospital should have at least 200 beds as there is insufficient number of
hospital beds in the men and women prison.
4.30 Special Rapporteur for Central Zone Dr. Vinod Aggarwal visited Shaheed Khudi Ram Bose
Central Jail, Muzaffarpur, Bihar on 26th July, 2019. On his observation he recommended that
Under-Trial Cases: Immediate judicial attention must be taken to resolve cases of under-trial
prisoners. Further, A usability certificate should be provided to jail to ensure safety of prisoners
in jail during natural disasters such as earthquakes etc. Regular check-ups and mental health
related facilities through sociologists and psychologists be provided. Quality and availability
of drinking water needs to be checked. He also observed that the inmates are allowed to meet
only blood relatives only after police verification. It needs to be extended to family and friends
as permitted in other jails of the country.
4.31 Special Rapporteur, NHRC visited Colvale Central Jail, Goa on 27th August, 2019. He
observed that Jail has 331 under-trial prisoners out of 477. 21 under-trial prisoners are there
for more than 5 years. Therefore, he recommended speedy trial for the under-trial detainees.
Also, he has observed. Laxity on the part of the State Sentence Review Board (SSRB) in releasing
prisoners. There are 22 prisoners who have completed 14 years in the Jail. He believes that as
per rule 397 of Goa prison manual they should have been released long time back.
4.32 Dr. Vinod Aggarwal had a discussion with Inspector General Prisons, Goa about Jail
Administration on 28th August, 2019. He observed that there are 36 percent vacancies. The
post of psychiatrist and psychologist are not created and the jail has 40-45 Patients in need of
immediate psychological intervention. The Jail hospital is not functioning properly. Therefore,
the issue with regards to medical facilities needs to be addressed. With more than 173 convicts
and 336 under-trial prisoners in Goa Jail, the jail authorities should provide opportunities to train
and work. The wage should be disbursed as per the Bureau of Police Research and Development
(BPRD) norms
4.33 Dr. Vinod Aggarwal had a discussion with DG Prisons, Madhya Pradesh about Jail
Administration on 23rd September, 2019. He observed that the total capacity of Jail is for
28578 inmates, however, there are 43091 inmates. Therefore the number of inmates is about
151% higher of the capacity. The infrastructure of the jail is over 100 years old and needs
renovation. The issue of overcrowding also needs to be addressed. The arrangement and
training of cadre is not enough although the regional jail management and research institute
has a capacity of 50 trainees. This building should be kept for officers, deputy superintendent
and assistant superintendent at this training place who are about 4000 and further expansion
may require at the training place. Further, Madhya Pradesh has 6 open prisons with the capacity
of 90. However, the number is too less. Construction of open prisons can be a great way to
reduce the expenditure behind its construction.
4.34 Special Rapporteur, NHRC visited Bhopal Central Jail, Madhya Pradesh on 23rd September,
2019. The Central Jail was constructed approximately 27 years back. The Central Jail has enough
48
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20