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The Jharkhand government will allow selected prisoners with a record of good conduct to step outside jail during the day to work and earn a livelihood, returning to prison by evening. The arrangement will be introduced through open and semi open barracks at four central jails, the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, the Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail in Hazaribag, the Ghaghidih Central Jail in East Singhbhum, and the Dumka Central Jail. IG (Prisons) Sudarshan Mandal said prisoners would have reasonable opportunities to earn a living since these jails are in urban centres. The state cabinet approved the initiative through a government resolution that draws on the Jharkhand Prison and Correctional Service Act, 2025, which provides for the establishment of open correctional institutions.