Premature release of convicts: Supreme Court issues contempt of court notice to UP DG of Prisons for non-compliance with orders

The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt of court notice to the Uttar Pradesh Director-General of Prisons (DG, Prisons) for not complying with its earlier orders directing the State to consider premature release of convicts within a specific time frame [Mohd Nurulla and anr vs Rajesh Kumar Singh and anr].