JAIL MAIL: Ten Things You Should Know About Indian Prisons- An Analysis of Prison Statistics India 2017
The National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual publication on prisons in India for the year 2017, on 21st October, 2019. CHRI has analysed the statistics on ten key parameters - Proportion of Undertrial Prisoners, Period of Detention, Offences, Educational Qualification of Prisoners, Prison Staff, Women and Prisons: Inmates & Staff, Prison Inspections, Expenditure on a Prisoner per Day, Foreign National Prisoners and Mentally Ill Prisoners.
Read our analysis for major findings, trends and a comparative commentary reflecting the state of prisons and prisoners based on the Prison Statistics India 2017 report.