JAIL MAIL – Legal Services Day 2020
As the legal services institutions (LSIs) in India complete their 25th year of existence this year, in this jail mail, CHRI presents a snapshot into the services provided by LSIs in the face of myriad challenges and restrictions caused by the pandemic.
JAIL MAIL: WERE INDIAN PRISONS EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC? -CHRI’s Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2019
Through this Jail Mail, CHRI shares – Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons – an analysis of the latest prison statistics of India for the year 2019 released by the National Crime Records Bureau.
RIGHTS BEHIND BARS (2020) - Landmark Judicial Pronouncements 2010-2019
This publication contains summaries of several important judicial pronouncements on prisons and prisoners’ rights. This is the second edition of Rights Behind Bars, and it builds on the first edition to include important judicial pronouncements of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts from 2010 to 2019.
Hope Behind Bars? An Assessment Of Changes in Provision of Legal Aid For Persons in Custody, 2018 - 2020
This report marks the two-year anniversary of the public release of CHRI’s Hope behind Bars? - Status Report on Legal Aid for Persons in Custody, 2018. This report is an effort to analyse the changes that have been brought in by NALSA and improvements in implementation undertaken by SLSAs to improve access to legal services for persons in custody in India.
Ten Things You Should know about Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2019
Ten things you should know about Indian Prisons is an annual publication of CHRI since 2015, that highlights trends and major findings from the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) annual statistical report - Prison Statistics India. This analysis is based on the latest Prison Statistics India 2019.
Under Trial Review Committees and You
This poster explains the working of Undertrial Review Committees (UTRCs) in a simplified form. It aims to assist prisoners in understanding the functioning of the committee. It also mentions the categories of prisoners mandated to be reviewed by UTRC.
Report of the National Consultation on Prisons: Ensuring an Effective Response to COVID-19
Madhya Pradesh Prisons and Correctional Services and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) jointly organised the National Consultation on Prisons: Ensuring an Effective Response to COVID-19 on the 20th of June, 2020.
Legal Aid & Children
Every child confined in a child care institution has a right to access free legal aid, regardless of being a child in conflict with law or in need of care and protection. This poster provides in a simple manner basic information on accessing legal aid by children.
JAIL MAIL- NELSON MANDELA DAY 2020: THE NEED TO MONITOR PRISONS
On 102nd birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela, CHRI through this Jail Mail intends to emphasise on the need for effective monitoring of prisons. As COVID-19 spreads, there is a need for robust prison oversight to check effective response to COVID-19 in prisons and that rights of prisoners are not compromised in the guise of fighting the pandemic.
World Refugee Day 2020 - Every Action Counts
This 20th June - on World Refugee Day - CHRI through its Jail Mail seeks to reiterate that everyone, including refugees, can contribute to the society and every action counts in the effort to create a more just, inclusive and equal world.