Decongest Shillong Jail, HC tells Meghalaya govt

Shillong: The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday directed the state government to come up with a temporary additional facility to ease the congestion of the Shillong District Jail.

Hearing a PIL on the matter, a two-member bench said it appears that measures have been taken by the state to improve the condition in correctional homes.

However, in the correctional home at Shillong, there appears to be 300 per cent occupancy, it said, asserting that this needs to be addressed immediately.