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

This article addresses critical issues in India's criminal justice system, including delayed trials with over 5 crore pending cases, prison overcrowding affecting 5.5 lakh inmates, police brutality, and resource shortages leading to inadequate legal representation. Proposed reforms include appointing more judges, establishing e-courts for speedy trials, building more prisons, introducing non-custodial sentences, police training, increased budget allocation, a robust legal aid system, sentencing reforms, and victim protection measures to ensure a fair and effective justice system.