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Female prisoners are ‘supplied’ to male inmates of West Bengal jails, sexual abuse is commonplace and hundreds of children are born in prison. But the women are too scared to speak out

Bengal govt informed the bench that women prisoners with children in jails were either pregnant upon arrival or during parole. | Latest News India

While 11 of these women were deported back to Bangladesh, 12 others were either acquitted or released on bail, the data received from the ADG & IG stated | Latest News India

Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.

Supreme Court took cognisance of the issue of some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes or jails getting pregnant.

A bench of justices Sanjay Kumar and Ahsanuddin Amanullah expressed concerns over the reported situation, deciding to intervene in the matter | Latest News India

Agreeing to examine the matter, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Ahsanuddin Amanullah asked senior advocate Gaurav Agrawal to investigate the issue and submit a report.

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies

India News: The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of women prisoners getting pregnant in jails in West Bengal. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Ahsanuddin Amanullah has agreed to examine the matter and asked for a report. Find out more about this issue and its implications.

The Calcutta HC Thursday ordered the transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners in Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies were staying at various such facilities.