Bhubaneswar: As many as 638 female under trial prisoners are locked in various jails across Odisha while 91 woman convicts are serving their terms, informed Minister of State (MoS) for Home Tusharkanti Behera in the State Assembly today replying to a query by BJD Member Prashant Behera.
The MoS Home also informed that 61 female prisoners who are unable to fight cases against them due to financial constraints are being provided with free legal aid under the Odisha Prisons Rule, 2020 through the District Legal Services Authorities.
