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THE National Crime Records Bureau’s latest report, Prison Statistics India, 2021, belies all hopes of resolving the issue of overcrowding in correctional facilities. In fact, the report presents grim statistics of a quantum jump in overcrowding from 118 per cent to 130 per cent in a calendar y
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Contrary to expectations, the report shows that 40,000 more undertrials were held in prisons in 2020 than in 2019.
4.83 lakh Indians in prison, less than a quarter convicted: NCRB data till 2020 - Another 3,549 (or less than one per cent) of prison inmates across country were detenues, revealed the NCRB's annual 'Prison Statistics India 2020'.
Token Temporary Measures to Decongest Prisons Can't Save Inmates from COVID-19 Immediate and permanent measures to improve medical care in prisons are necessary to prevent any colossal tragedy, as already 2,803 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country. Representative image. Photo: Flickr Rights12/May/2021 The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in another spike of positive cases in prisons across the country. According to various news reports, in prisons across the country, as many as 2,803 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, and nine inmates and one pris...