West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government has released 840 prisoners serving life sentences since 2011, all of whom had completed more than 14 years behind bars. She also announced that an additional 45 inmates are being released following due legal procedures.
যাবজ্জীবন সাজা প্রাপ্ত মানুষদের মধ্যে যাঁদের ইতিমধ্যেই ১৪ বছরের বেশি বন্দিদশা সম্পূর্ণ হয়ে গেছে, তাঁদের অনেককেই আমাদের সরকার আইন মেনে মুক্তি দিয়েছে। ২০১১ সালের পর থেকে এখনো পর্যন্ত ৮৪০ জন এরকম মানুষ ছাড়া পেয়েছেন। আরো ৪৫ জনকে আইনের পথে মুক্তি দেওয়া হচ্ছে। আমি তাঁদের ও তাঁদের…
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Banerjee congratulated the prisoners and their families, stressing that their release was a recognition of their conduct during incarceration. “Our government has legally released many life prisoners who have already served more than 14 years of their sentences. Since 2011, 840 such people have been released. Another 45 are being legally released. I congratulate them and their families,” she posted on X.
She added: “I know that their behaviour during their imprisonment was good. This release is a recognition of that.”
Focus on Rehabilitation and Reintegration
The Chief Minister underlined the rehabilitative purpose of correctional facilities. “The job of correctional facilities is to change the mindset of criminals and bring them back into the mainstream of society,” she said.
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Banerjee expressed hope that the freed prisoners would embrace reformed lives. “I hope that these released prisoners will become good citizens in their new and free lives — and only then will our efforts be successful,” she added.
