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Prison population reduced by 10 42% between April and June

Updated: Efforts to decongest prions during pandemic should be continued, says report Share Article AAA A closer look at the prison-wise occupancy showed that 27% of the prisons in 19 States/UTs continued to be overcrowded. File Photo.   Efforts to decongest prions during pandemic should be continued, says report A report released on Saturday by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said the population in Indian prisons reduced by 10.42% from April to June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report urged the State governments and prison authorities to continue the measures to decongest prisons. The report, titled ‘Responding to the Pandemic: Prisons and Overcrowding’, said that after high-powered committees were formed on orders of the Supreme Court to reduce overcrowding, the occupancy in prisons of 22 States and Union Territories reduced from 107.8% on December 31, 2019 to 103.1% on April 1, 2020 and then to 93.3% on June 30.

Organization donates to seven police cells in Kumasi

Organization donates to seven police cells in Kumasi Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), a global organization predominantly working on justice issues, has donated sanitary items to inmates of some seven police cells in Kumasi. The items, which included; packs of toilet papers, boxes of washing soaps and powder, cleaning detergents, nose masks, packs of bottled and sachet water are meant to support the police and inmates stay healthy, especially in this COVID-19 era. Beneficiary police cells were the Central, Suntreso, Suame, Zongo, Asokwa, Airport and Tech Police Stations. Madam Dorcas Asieduwaa Acquaye, Head of the Kumasi Office of CHRI, said the donation was part of a COVID-19 intervention programme the organization was embarking on.

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Note of The Wire s Prison Report, Orders Overhaul of Prison Manual

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Note of The Wire s Prison Report, Orders Overhaul of Prison Manual The order has reproduced several findings published by The Wire in a report on institutionalised casteism in prisons, and has termed them as “striking”. The Rajasthan high court s Jodhpur bench. Photo: Rajasthan high court The Wire, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan high court has directed the state government to undertake steps to ensure the complete overhaul of the state prison manual. The Wire, on December 10, published a detailed investigative piece on the caste practices prevalent inside prisons across different states in India. These practices, as per archaic prison manuals, were followed in most states that sanction caste-based occupation in jail. While prisoners of the Brahmin caste group in most states are assigned only cooking, or supervision work, those from the ‘lower’ castes are forced to carry out menial work like manual scavenging and cleaning.

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