In compliance with the order of the Gauhati High Court, the Committee for the State of Nagaland led by its chairman Inspector General Prisons Imtiangshi Ao, its members DIG Prisons, C. Motsuthung Yanthan and member secretary, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) Neiko Akami visited the Peren District Jail on March 17.
In a press release from DLSA Peren informed that the visit was to evaluate inmate conditions, infrastructure, legal aid services and medical support.
The Committee was accompanied by secretary Peren District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) W. V Patton and her team along with Superintendent, Peren District Jail, Aonochet. Key recommendations of the committee included the shifting of the Jail to the New Headquarter, Peren where the land has already been allotted for construction of a new Jail facility.