{
  "id": 17271732,
  "title": "Madhya Pradesh Prison Reforms Get Fresh Push As Bhopal Govt Forms Panel To Finalise Rules For 2024 Law, Report Due In 10 Days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/madhya-pradesh-prison-reforms-get-fresh-push-as-bhopal-govt-forms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-prison-reforms-get-fresh-push-as-bhopal-govt-forms-panel-to-finalise-rules-for-2024-law-report-due-in-10-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh government has established a committee to review the draft rules for the recently passed Madhya Pradesh Sudharatmak Sevayein Evam Bandigrah Adhiniyam prison reform Act. The Act, which received gubernatorial assent in August 2024, aims to transform prisons into reform centers rather than punitive institutions. Comprising officials from the principal secretaries of jail, finance, home, and law departments, the committee will present its report to the chief secretary within ten days. The new legislation supersedes three existing laws - the Prisons Act, 1894, Prisoners Act, 1900, and Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950, which are notably outdated colonial-era statutes. Key provisions of the new Act include using modern technology in prisons, such as video-conferencing for court appearances, e-meetings between prisoners and family members, telemedicine, and mobile deactivators. Additionally, the Act offers special provisions for transgender inmates and seeks to promote more open jails. It also provides for furlough as an incentive for prisoners to maintain good conduct and discipline, and mandates legal aid for prisoners. The Act aligns with the Model Prison Manual 2016 introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which shifts the focus towards prisoner reformation, skill development, and social reintegration.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The state government has constituted a committee for vetting the draft rules under the Madhya Pradesh Sudharatmak Sevayein Evam Bandigrah Adhiniyam. The prison reform Act was passed by the state Assembly in July 2024 and received gubernatorial assent in August that year. The committee comprising the principal secretary, jail and secretaries of finance, home and law…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}