The Telangana government has granted remission to 213 prisoners, following petitions submitted by their family members to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy requesting the release of their family members who have been languishing in jails for a long time. The Chief Minister responded to their petitions positively and ordered the officials to examine the chances of their early release based on the guidelines set by the Union and state governments. An official release stated that the senior officers scrutinised the applications and placed the details of the eligible prisoners for release before the High-Level Committee.

 

The Committee sent the list of prisoners to the Cabinet for approval. The Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, approved the names and granted remission to the prisoners. After the governor gave his consent to the list, the state government issued orders granting remission to the prisoners late last evening. According to the orders, 213 prisoners will be released from Cherlapally Jail later today. Of these, 205 were sentenced to life imprisonment, and eight others were sentenced to lesser terms. All of them were already provided skill development training in various professions in jail and were given counselling to reintegrate into society.