NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and all states to implement its directions on prison reforms including filling up of vacancies of jail staff across the country and devise a scheme to audit their accounts.
A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to take urgent steps to ensure proper training of the jail staff.
The top court has also ordered setting up of a ‘Board of Visitors’ to visit the prisons to ensure that these are run in accordance with the rules.
“We direct the Union of India, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, to take urgent steps to prepare training manuals for various categories of staff and officers in jails,” it said. (AGENCIES)
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