TMI Blog2020 (5) TMI 696X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion made by the RSLSA, in particular all suggestions regarding public health within the jail premises. Such committees formed for each jail i.e. Central Jail, District Jail and/or Sub Jail, shall visit in their respective districts/Sub Division and reports by them regarding status, shall be submitted before the Member Secretary, RSLSA on or before 22.05.2020. The Member Secretary, RSLSA and Ms. Smita Chakraborty are requested to collate all such reports and present the same in a concise manner with their suggestions, if any, before this Court by 26.05.2020 with copies to the learned Advocate General, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Director General (Prisons), Rajasthan - The matter shall be next listed on 27.05.2020. - D.B. Civil ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nmates within past 48 hours. Learned Advocate General submitted a note relating to District Jail, Jaipur dated 17.05.2020, which reads as under:- 1. In District Jail Jaipur, Kallu Ram was arrested and remanded to send district Jail on 13.4.2020. He was charged inter alia for offence under Rajasthan Excise Act. 2. That as per the protocol he was put to isolation ward on 13.4.2020 till 2.5.2020. On being found to be normal, he was shifted to ward No.5 on 3.5.2020. 3. On 9.5.2020, he had loose motion and low BP. 4. He was referred to hospital and on test being conducted he was found to be positive. 5. During the period from 3rd May to 9th May he had come into contact with other inmates with huge problem. 6. There were in all ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aid Isolation Ward and if they are found to have no symptoms of corona virus, they are ready to go into the General Ward within the prisons system. The Director General (Prisons), Rajasthan, submitted that a report of jail conditions in Rajasthan printed by the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) and authored by Ms. Smita Chakraborty has been given to him and he, in turn, has sent copies thereof to all the jails within the State of Rajasthan. In particular he sought to highlight that the jail authorities have taken special care for prevention and substantial work is being done towards cleanliness, which has resulted in substantial drop in Respiratory Tract Infections and skin diseases of inmates of jails in Rajasthan. Hav ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aff and their family members on a regular random basis, at least fortnightly. (4) The medical officers of each district shall inspect the Isolation Wards in the jails and suggest the jail authorities to take out whatever steps may be necessary for maintaining cleanliness and sanitization necessary for keeping such persons in the Isolation Wards. (5) Jail doctors must be made available for checking the prisoners in Isolation Wards for their general checkup on day-today basis. The jail doctors shall ensure visit to the Isolation Wards and checkup of the prisoners in such wards everyday and record the same. The aforesaid directions are being made to the State of Rajasthan in order to incorporate these directions in their SOP for jails ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ollate all such reports and present the same in a concise manner with their suggestions, if any, before this Court by 26.05.2020 with copies to the learned Advocate General, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Director General (Prisons), Rajasthan. A notice may also be issued to the Secretary, Medical and Health, Government of Rajasthan. The matter shall be next listed on 27.05.2020. We hope and trust that the directions issued hereinabove, will be carried out by the State Government both in letter and spirit in order to ensure that health of inmates of jails during the present pandemic is protected to the extent possible. A copy of this order, under the seal and signature of the Court Master, be given to learned Advocate General ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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