Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz led a meeting on prison reforms on Wednesday, instructing enhanced cyber security for prisons, according to Presstonight.
The meeting raised concerns about external criminals contacting inmates and their potential involvement in crimes from within jail. The CM mandated increasing cyber security to sever such links between inside and outside criminals. She directed that all new prisons should be built outside city limits and requested a comprehensive plan.
Additionally, the CM approved a project to revamp judicial lock-ups (Bakshi Khanas) and police station lock-ups across Punjab. She also gave in-principle approval for establishing women’s jails in Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.
