Guwahati, May 25 -- Reported by Mrinal Kanti Banik

Agartala: The High Court of Tripura has directed the state government to constitute a State Level Monitoring Committee by June 15 to review prison conditions, assess the functioning of Open Correctional Institutions (OCIs) and examine facilities available for disabled inmates in correctional homes across the state.

A division bench comprising M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Biswajit Palit issued the order while hearing a suo motu writ petition initiated in line with a recent directive of the Supreme Court of India on prison reforms.

The court observed that although the process to form the committee has begun, it has not yet been formally constituted. The state government was instructed to com...