Assam: Prisoners allowed to receive in-person visits again after COVID

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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