Mangalore: Prisoners Shifted to New Building of District Sub Jail
Pics: Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Oct 31: After a long wait, undertrials at the overcrowded district sub jail were finally shifted to the new jail building here on Wednesday October 31.
Due to the crowded jail cells, fights among the undertrials had become common, which prompted the jailers to shift some of the prisoners to the new building located next to the current sub jail.
The old jail was built during the British rule and does not have modern security systems. In addition, jail fights and entry of criminals were on th rise. The old jail has a capacity of only 150 prisoners, but presently it is overcrowded with 290 inmates.
The department of prison was allocated Rs 6 crore for a new facility where power and water supply await completion. During the shift operation, policemen were deployed in large numbers to ensure security.
Several policemen under the guidance of M C Vishwanathaiah, DIG monitored the operation.
Prior to the shifting of jail inmates, Vishwanathaiah had examined the new sub jail.