Poverty and lack of local community ties affect migrants more compared to locals who are undertrial. Around 9% of the undertrial prisoner population incarcerated in a state, on average, belongs to other states
Data from the National Crime Bureau for 2021 reveals that, of the 1,319 prisons in India, the maximum capacity of prisoners can be 4,25,609; however, prisons host 5,54,034 prisoners - which means an excess capacity of 130.2%.
From Segregation to Labour, Manuâs Caste Law Governs the Indian Prison System
In several states, prison manuals still dictate that labour within the prison should be assigned on the basis of caste.
Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty
Rights10/Dec/2020
This article, part of the series ‘BarredâThe Prisons Project’, is produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
New Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore: On his first day at the Alwar district prison, Ajay Kumar was gearing up for the worst. Torture, stale food, biting cold and harsh labour â Bollywood had already acquainted him with the grisly realities of jails. â
Gunah