Abstract
The prisons in India, which are often called as correctional institutes, are more or less being occupied by a very high numbers, much higher than the sanctioned capacity. Consequent upon this, the focus of reformation activities are been diverted. This paper attempts to bring about the right of the prisoners, where focus needs to be established, and also highlights the reformative exercise which could be incorporated in the present administrative setup of the prison.
Highlights
Indian prisons are crammed with prisoners
In many jails they are so over-crowded that the amenities designed for a far less number of inmates are being shared by disproportionately large number of internees therein, e.g., as per the data[3] in the jails of U.P, there are 95336 prisoners as against the intake capacity of 58111, showing an occupancy rate of 164.10%
The paper is mainly concerned with the right of the prisoners, and their rehabilitation
Summary
In many jails they are so over-crowded that the amenities designed for a far less number of inmates are being shared by disproportionately large number of internees therein, e.g., as per the data[3] in the jails of U.P, there are 95336 prisoners as against the intake capacity of 58111, showing an occupancy rate of 164.10%. In Delhi, its 14058 against the intake capacity of 7818, and has179.80 % occupancy rate. This overcrowding of prisons is threat to the facility to be provided and hampers the administrative set up to a greater extent
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