The Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA), Bilaspur, and the Jail Department will launch a campaign from August 1 to free convicts eligible for premature release of prisoners in the state. The campaign owes its origin to a direction of the Supreme Court which picked Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar for the pilot project.
Member Secretary Siddharth Aggarwal said in a communication that Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Executive Chairman, CGSLSA, will monitor the entire campaign.
The necessary directives have been issued to all the District Judges and Chairman of DLSAs to render all necessary support to the jail authorities.