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India News: MUMBAI: Maharashtra ranks first in the second edition of the India Justice Report (IJR) 2020, that judges states on delivery of justice to people.
These rankings were based on 53 indicators which included prison staff, police and police officers, among others.
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NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh came at the bottom among the large and mid-sized states when it came to overall delivery of justice, according to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2020. The northern state scored 3.15 out of 10 while Maharashtra fared the best among the 18 states with a score of 5.77 out of10.
These rankings were based on 53 indicators which included prison staff, police and police officers, among others. The overall overcrowding had increased and 69 per cent of the prison population still comprise people awaiting investigation and trial.