Madhya Pradesh Home Department will release 87 prisoners prematurely on April 14 and reduce the sentence of 7. This decision has been taken on the occasion of Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti. This step is part of the policy of granting relief to prisoners with good conduct five times a year.
Big decision of Home Department, 87 prisoners will be given premature release on April 14, 7 will get remission in sentence.
– Prisoners get relief on 5 occasions – Due to this relief, prisoners behave better in jail.
Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Home Department took a big decision regarding the prisoners on 7 April. The department has decided to grant premature release to 87 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and grant remission-special remission to 7 prisoners sentenced to non-life imprisonment on the occasion of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14.
Prisoners get relief on 5 occasions
According to the order of the Home Department, prisoners with good conduct detained in the jails of the state are given pre-mature release in their sentences on 5 occasions in a year, i.e. 26th January i.e. Republic Day, 14th April i.e. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti, 15th August i.e. Independence Day, 2nd October i.e. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and 15th November i.e. National Tribal Pride Day. Guidelines have been issued.
Is the punishment of prisoners more or less like this?
It is noteworthy that on January 26, 2026, 94 sentenced prisoners were given pre-mature release and remission in their sentence. Due to pre-mature release/remission in punishment to the prisoners who were punished on 5 occasions through government order, the prisoners have good conduct in the jail. Due to this, the administrative system in jails remains good. Prisoners find it easier to rehabilitate after being released from jail. Besides, this also reduces overcrowding in jails.