Seven prisoners were released from jails of the State under the amnesty scheme as part of commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday.
The prisoners were released under the special remission scheme.
Five convicts were released from Keonjhar, one from the Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack and one from a prison in Jharsuguda, said Additional Director General (Prison) Satyajit Mohanty.
Before being released from the Jharsuguda Sub-Jail, Bharat Pradhan paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.
He was also presented the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ and literature on Mahatma Gandhi.
The jail authorities also handed over him incentive money he had earned in the prison.