Which of the following state government to release 63 life convicts to decongest prisons?

August 4, 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 4 August 2021

Which of the following state government to release 63 life convicts to decongest prisons?

A. Bihar

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

The West Bengal government has decided to release 63 life convicts in an attempt to decongest its prisons. However, civil rights activists have raised questions on why no political prisoners are being released. One of the reasons for the crowding of prisons in West Bengal is that the State accounts for highest number of foreign convicts in its correctional homes.