Chandigarh, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Dr Sumita Misra on Saturday said the state has issued revised guidelines and standard operating procedures for the ‘Support to Poor Prisoners’ scheme. Haryana implements revised guidelines to support prisoners unable to pay fines The guidelines aim to provide financial assistance to economically weak prisoners whose freedom is impeded solely due to their inability to pay court-imposed fines or secure bail, she said in an official statement released here. The revised framework introduces stringent timelines and institutional mechanisms to ensure swift and effective relief to deserving inmates lodged in Haryana jails, she said, adding that the initiative also seeks reduce overcrowding of prisons. Under the revised guidelines, district-level empowered committees will be constituted comprising representatives from the district collector’s office, district legal services authority , police department, prison administration, and the judiciary. The secretary, DLSA will serve as convener and coordinating incharge of these committees, which will meet regularly on the first and third Monday of each month to review and approve cases. Additionally, a state-level oversight committee will …