Assam: Prisoners allowed to receive in-person visits again after COVID
- Jan 04, 2021,
- Updated Jan 04, 2021, 12:48 AM IST
GUWAHATI: Inmates of Assam wil now finally get to meet their relatives after a gap of almost ten months.
The prison visit were suspended since March amid the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.
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According to the guildelines issued by the state government, all inmates in prisons will be allowed to visit relatives twice a day.
Around 1400 inmates of Gauhati Central Jail would be allowed to interact with visitors from 9 am today.
The state currently has six central jails, 22 district jails, a special jail in Nagaon, open air jail in Jorhat and sub jail in Halflong.
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