Five years ago, in the person of the unprecedented global crisis, the Maharashtra police appeared at the front line, implementing restrictions on 19-year-old epidemic.
They also suffered a heavy burden of fear and uncertainty, both in public and in their ranks, as they witnessed the cases of loved ones and colleagues.
Meanwhile, the prison department struggled with another but equally difficult struggle, controlling the spread of the deadly virus often overcrowded during imprisoned areas.
Here’s how the Maharashtra police and prison systems were two important columns and two important columns of Ecosystem. These unprecedented challenges also had the most important lessons for entities.
Police forces. Blocking to provide accessories
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the police have worked at the front line in India.
Their prior duties fluctuated from protecting health workers and multinational management in hospitals, exercise restrictions on various movements.
Police also provided the uninterrupted flow of basic services and accessories. In Maharashte, police have been instructed to control and manage the movement of thousands of labor migrants who went to their states, as they started returning.
All this in addition to their routine.
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“We, as the police forces, were just not ready for such a thing. We were not thinking about it and not in logistics. exposed after medical staff, “says IPS officer that has been installed Pune during the epidemic.
Being with Maharashtra, being one of the worse affected states because of the outbreak of Sovim, the state police were also the worst blow in the country. According to the data provided by the Indian Police Foundation, a Deli– Profitted by a multiplayer research tank, more than 48,600 tests from the total power of about 2.13 Lakhi police officers and maharashtra police officers Covid 19 And 490 cases of crew death were reported.
For the forces of the Indian Police, which included the forces of the State Police and the Central Armed Police, the number of which crossed the three of the number of the numbers of 30 lathers.
Due to the epidemic, more than 2,100 deaths were reported.
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“One of the biggest lessons for the Pandemic Police Force was that we did not pay attention to our physical and mental health, especially supporters.
Retired ACP said that during the epidemic challenges provided two main lessons. “First of all, the power of the police should be equipped for such situations.
“Police endured the major losses because the staff service and their family members were subjected to the virus. The police remained committed to all their systemic shortcomings of their work, “said a former official.
Prison. Emergency releases of prisoners and temporary prisons
Covered and often shocked spaces are always a great risk of spreading infectious diseases. Thus, overcrowding, most of the central prisons in the state of Maharashtra suffer. All of them have become vulnerable to spread the virus. The risk was even higher, taking into account health risks associated with imprisonment and lack of medical institutions in prisons.
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The epidemic has forced the countries to start the very necessary process of “futility” that refers to the reduction of the prison population.
During the days of March 2020, the state government said that it was going to release some conditions that meet the relevant conditions, they will be temporarily liberated or temporarily collateral.
The move was applicable to prisoners who were imprisoned for less and non-terrible crimes, which attract a maximum of seven years and plus, satisfies certain conditions.
The High Commission (HPC) consisted in accordance with the Supreme Court instructions to take steps to put details.
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Within the framework of the efforts of this shoot, more than 5,200 prisoners were released from 47 prisons of Maharashtra, or for two waves of pandem.
One of the most important steps taken was the creation of temporary prisons in accordance with each prison. 41 such temporary prisons were created.
According to the protocol, all new receptions were originally accommodated in these temporary prisons, and symptoms, and that test is positive in these temporary prisons.
In the middle of May 20, 2020, the Department of the State House was authorized to have regional collectors, the temporary possession of the government or private buildings and to be temporary imprisonment.
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Most of these temporary prisons are in schools, colleges or dormitory camps that have many buildings.
At around 2020-21 against more than 33,000 prisoners, 4,000 sues were reported, and most of the injured convicts were accommodated in temporary prisons. The statement came from 14 deaths of prisoners and nine of the staff of the prison department.
“For the prison system, the most important lesson of the epidemic was to reduce overcrowding, as well as standard operating procedures in prisons in cases of infectious diseases. He said a prison department employee.
