Prison Reforms
Checking, Correcting and Preventing Human Rights Violations through
Community Involvement in Prisons

Prison Statistics for 2002

The National Crime Records Bureau is yet process the Prison Statistics for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003. But according to the data available from the National Human Rights Commission of India, as on 30th June 2002,

• There are 3,04,893 prisoners in Indian jails out of which 2,25,817 are undertrial prisoners.
• The sanctioned capacity is 2,32,412. Consequently, the prisons are overcrowded by 31.19%.
• Women account for 3.42% of the total population.
• There are 787 children below the age of 5 - 6 with their mothers in the jails.

Source: June 2003 issue of the NHRC newsletter titled - 'Human Rights News Letter.'