351 jails infected with COVID-19; infections in prisons increasing fast: NCAT
Among the COVID-19 infected prisons, 52 prisons had overcrowding from 101% to 312% as of December 31, 2019.
Among the COVID-19 infected prisons, 52 prisons had overcrowding from 101% to 312% as of December 31, 2019.
NCAT Coordinator Suhas Chakma says despite racism being one of the most serious issues of the country the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws has failed to include these issues in its agenda items.
The NHRC registered 35,554 cases of custodial deaths/rapes including 31,779 cases in judicial custody and 3,775 cases in police custody by the NHRC during 1994-1995 to 2018-2019.