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On average, 34% of jail inmates globally are undertrials, and 35% in Commonwealth countries. In India, that proportion is 76%, the world’s sixth-highest. Where are we going wrong?
India is one of the countries that file criminal cases against asylum seekers and refugees for crossing over without documentation.
Complaints of use of force against prison inmates increase by 94% Share Cape Town - The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (Jics) received 694 complaints relating to use of force by correctional officials on inmates between April last year and March this year. This was an almost 94% increase compared to the previous year. The figures were revealed during a discussion held by various directorates and panellists including the Jics and Department of Correctional Services (DCS) yesterday in an effort to address concerns in national prisons. Inspecting Judge Edwin Cameron said while t...
New Delhi, India – On May 25, the day India celebrated Eid al-Fitr, Talha, 12, and five-year-old Mariam slept with their mother’s mobile phone next to them all night. They had not spoken to their father, Khalid Saifi, since a nationwide lockdown was imposed in India on March 25 to check the spread of the novel coronavirus. “They thought he would call on that day [Eid], ” his wife Nargis Saifi told Al Jazeera. Khalid, in a New Delhi jail since February, is among thousands of prisoners awaiting trial as India’s criminal justice system came to a complete halt during the pandemic. Under...