HC directs State government to ascertain feasibility of conducting specialised medical camps in prisons

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to explore the feasibility of holding specialized medical camps within prisons. This move aims to reduce the logistical burden and costs associated with transporting inmates to external hospitals.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the State government to ascertain the feasibility of conducting specialised medical camps in prisons so that the waiting time for providing escorts and expenditure incurred in taking prisoners to speciality hospitals can be avoided to a great extent and the prison inmates are extended treatment sans delay.
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