Prison overcrowding in India is truly the story of overwhelming systemic apathy

The India Justice Report, 2025 notes that more than half the jails in India are overcrowded, with nearly 176 prisons housing as many inmates as four times their sanctioned capacity. At the base of the issue are abuse of arrest powers in disregard of the criminal laws, delayed investigations and a government push for decongestion that is only rhetorical.
Prison overcrowding in India is truly the story of overwhelming systemic apathy
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