The Supreme Court has directed the Home Ministry to convene a meeting of directors general or inspectors general of prisons of all states and union territories to discuss the feasibility of establishing open jails across the country. Semi-open prison or open prison allows convicts to work outside the premises of the jail and earn a livelihood and return in the evening. The court yesterday asked the Ministry to send a communication to all states for their response on whether they were willing to set up open jails and how they would manage them. The court said, the states would give their response within four weeks after which a meeting be held in the first week of February to discuss the issue.
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