80 percent ‘unnatural deaths’ among prisoners are suicides, government needs to pay heed to NHRC’s advisory on mental health of prisoners

Taking note of The Prison Statistics India, 2021 report, the National Human Rights Commission has issued an advisory to state and Union territory governments to be proactive in identifying and tackling mental health issues among inmates. 
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Sarah Thanawala

Sarah Thanawala is a staff writer at The Leaflet

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