Prisoners Rights during the pandemic- Pandemic Rights Appeal from health care and public health professionals to Safeguard Prison Health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Madras HC: Prisons and correctional homes to facilitate interaction between advocates and inmates Andhra High Court passes directions for decongestion of prisons Jammu Kashmir High Powered Committee passes guidelines for vaccination of jail inmates, release of inmates. Rajasthan HC restrains police from making arrests of persons who are charged with offence where maximum sentence is upto 3 years Maharashtra Government to reduce shortage in medical staff in prisons Himachal Pradesh Guidelines for Decongestion of Prisons MP High Court recommends guidelines for de-congestion of prisoners. Haryana: Directions issued to decongest prisons Regular testing of prisoners and jail staff to be undertaken. Inmates granted parole at the start of the pandemic should be granted parole again for a period of 90 days. Decongest Prisons: Guidelines for arrest laid down by Supreme Court. Maharashtra- Decongestion of prisons to prevent spread of COVID. Rights related to vaccines and post COVID care- Vaccine Rights Assam Government to consider persons who take care of juveniles as ‘frontline workers’ Uttarakhand High Court issues guidelines for vaccination for prisoners. Odisha- Prisoners who do not have requisite papers cannot be denied vaccination on those grounds. Vaccination of persons without prescribed identity cards through CoWIN
