Punjab struggles to find space for juvenile offenders
Child inmates and rights activists alike complain of mistreatment, lack of rehabilitation
Source: tribune.com.pk
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Jail overcrowding down to 37%
Jail overcrowding down to 37% Punjab’s prisons had 146% more inmates than capacity in 2010, LHC informed LAHORE: Overcrowding of prisoners in the jails of Punjab has dropped to 37 per cent from 146% during the past decade. This was revealed in a report submitted to Lahore High Court (LHC) on behalf of the inspector general of prisons in response to a petition seeking directions to treat the prisoners in accordance with the Jail Manual. The petitioner had also called for shifting patients suffering from mental disorders to hospitals and drug addicts to rehabilitation centres. Requesting the ...
Source: tribune.com.pk