Maharashtra mulls setting up modern jails Updated: Updated: Plan for housing for police personnel is also on, says Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Share Article Plan for housing for police personnel is also on, says Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. To overcome the problem of overcrowding in prisons, the Maharashtra government was mulling setting up modern jails, State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday. The proposal was to set up 7-8 facilities in different cities, including one in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad and one in Mumbai, said Mr. Deshmukh, during his visit to the Yerwada Central Jail. “All jails are currently overcrowded. A proposal to decongest them has been recently tabled before Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. It speaks of establishing multi-storeyed jails as in countries abroad,” he stated.