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No crime, only punishment

MarginalisationStories from the Ground

By Umesh Kumar Ray

02 Aug, 2023

Crowded Prisons, 5 Crore Pending Cases: Need To Reform Our Justice System

Prison Economy and InfrastructureOvercrowding and RecidivismLegal Aid

By Kunal Jha

22 Mar, 2023

From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works

Prison Economy and Infrastructure

By Richard Davies

30 Jul, 2019

How Books, Literature can Support Indian Prisoners' Rehabilitation

Reformation and Rehabilitation of Prisoners

By Saumya Kalia

13 May, 2022

Criminality among Youth and Recidivism

Overcrowding and Recidivism

By Palakkappillil and Prasanna

01 Jan, 2017

Open Peno-Corrections Institutions in India: A Review of Fifty Five years, Experiences and Expectations

Alternatives to Prison System

By Khushal I Vibhute

01 Jan, 2006

The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition

Alternatives to Prison SystemGlobal Perspectives

By Michael J. Coyle, David Scott

31 Mar, 2021

Recommendations on Ensuring Menstrual Hygiene in Prisons

By Boondh and CHRI

Periods in Prisons: Short Report on Menstrual Hygiene Management in India's Women Prisons

By Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

01 Jan, 2021

Standing Committee Report Summary | Prison- Conditions, Infrastructure and Reforms

Prison Economy and InfrastructureOvercrowding and RecidivismHealthMarginalisationLegal Aid

By Alaya Purewal

03 Nov, 2023

Equipping Prisons with Technological Capabilities

Prison Economy and InfrastructureOvercrowding and RecidivismHealth

By Aditya Ranjan

09 Sep, 2020

Punjab: Hundreds enjoy new conjugal visit rooms in India jails

HealthInnovative Prison PracticesPrison Economy and Infrastructure

By Geeta Pandey, Arvind Chhabra

21 Oct, 2022

Explained | The debate around conjugal visits for prisoners

Rights of PrisonersInnovative Prison Practices

By G.S. Bajpai, Sangeeta Taak, Ankit Kaushik

07 Dec, 2022

Bengaluru's NIMHANS offers stress management for prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Iffath Fathima

24 Sep, 2021

NIMHANS suggests ‘Gatekeeper Model’ to prevent suicides in prisons

By S Vijay Kumar

23 Jul, 2021

Kaushambi jail inmates take part in meditation programme

HealthReformation and Rehabilitation of Prisoners

By Kapil Dixit

12 Nov, 2022

False cases, custodial violence: Activists fear Kerala jails are making their own Stan Swamys

Stories from the GroundMarginalisationRights of Prisoners

By Ashfaque EJ

31 Oct, 2021

Civil Death of Prisoner Disenfranchising the Prisoner in Reality Causes his Civil Death

Rights of Prisoners

By Kavita Singh

Restoration of Released Prisoners to Society: Issues, Challenges and Further Ways: Insights from Kerala, India

Rules, Standards, and Findings Rights of PrisonersReformation and Rehabilitation of Prisoners

By Jenu Varghese, Vijay Raghavan

01 Jun, 2020

Analysis of the causes and effects of recidivism in the Nigerian prison system

Rules, Standards, and Findings Overcrowding and RecidivismRights of Prisoners

By M. Sorochi Out

Chennai Six: Nick Dunn reveals what Indian prison life was like

MarginalisationRights of Prisoners

By Duncan Leatherdale

15 May, 2020

Undertrial Prisoners in India

MarginalisationLegal AidRights of Prisoners

By Ayushi Priyadarshini, Madhurika Durge

Confinement at the Margins: Preliminary Notes on Transgender Prisoners in India

MarginalisationLegal AidRights of Prisoners

By Deekshitha Ganesan, Saumya Dadoo

Prisoners are twice as likely to die by suicide. Existing laws do little to help them

Rights of PrisonersLegal Aid

By Ritika Goyal

29 Jul, 2021