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State may track prisoners with microchip implants to curb jailbreaks

Maharashtra is looking to curb the number of jailbreaks happening across the state; authorities have been able to nab only 40 of 675 prisoners who have escaped from various jails in the past 40 years

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Alarmed by the recent jailbreak in which five notorious prisoners escaped from the Nagpur Central prison, where the authorities have also found over 100 mobile phones in possession of inmates or hidden in the jail premises, the state Home Department is planning stricter technological measures such as electronic tagging of prisoners to prevent any untoward incidents like these daring escapes.

The Yerawada Central Prison near Pune. File pic
The Yerawada Central Prison near Pune. File pic

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