Chandigarh, July 25 -- The Haryana government will constitute an empowered committee in every district for identifying, assessing, and facilitating financial assistance to poor prisoners who are unable to secure bail or pay fines.

Additional chief secretary (ACS), home, jails, criminal investigation and administration of justice, Sumita Misra on Thursday said that relief must not remain on paper but translate into tangible human impact, offering dignity, fairness, and a second chance to those imprisoned solely due to poverty. She said that comprehensive directions for the immediate and effective implementation of the support to poor prisoners scheme have been issued to ensure equitable access to justice and humane support for underprivil...