The government is considering reducing the 30-year jail term for life-sentenced prisoners and releasing some elderly inmates after reviewing their sentences.
Home affairs adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury disclosed the plan while talking to reporters at the secretariat on Sunday after a meeting of the core committee on law and order.
鈥楾here are many challenges in prisons and reforms are necessary. Budget constraints are also an issue. Elderly inmates suffering from various illnesses require additional funds for treatment,鈥� he said.
The adviser said that the current provision of life imprisonment defined as 30 years of imprisonment could be rationally reduced.
鈥榃e want to see whether this period can be cut down to a reasonable level so that arrangements can be made to release those who have become and are no longer a threat. We have not fixed the age limit yet,鈥� he said.
He added, 鈥楤ased on discussions, we are thinking of reducing the term for women to 20 years while for men it may remain slightly higher.鈥�
