Home Minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy has said that the Telangana government had decided to commute the sentence of convict prisoners who had a record of good conduct on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26.
Inaugurating a new complex for prisoners inside the Chanchalguda central jail here, Mr. Reddy said he had instructed the Director General of Prisons Vinay Kumar Singh to constitute a committee to scrutinise prisoners who could be set free. He will consult the Chief Minister after the list was framed.