VIP Prisoners
Govt looking for houses to set up sub-jails
Staff Correspondent
The government has decided to set up sub-jails outside the prisons for the VIP prisoners as several of them fell ill recently due to the stark living conditions in jails. The jail authorities have already started searching for suitable government or non-government houses that can accommodate some 50 to 60 prisoners. "Since the government order has already been issued, with the help of police we are now looking for government or non-government houses that can be managed for the makeshift jail," Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddique told a private television channel yesterday. The authorities would take decisions about setting up any such jail after considering the security issues of the place and its distance from the court and hospitals, he added. The jail would be in such places around which there are no high-rise buildings. The authorities would acquire government structures or rent any non-government house if it meets the requirements, sources said. The decision was taken as the VIP prisoners once accustomed to luxurious lifestyle are falling ill in jails and the authorities have been struggling to cope with the situation, the jail authorities said.
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