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Prison staff wear black badges

BHUBANESWAR: Prison staff in Orissa on Saturday wore black badges protesting that their demands were not given due importance by the State government. The jail staff demanded that they be treated on par with the police officials and they deserve all facilities being extended to police department. As part of their strategy, the family members would sit on a dharna in front of different jails after two days.

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