Poor, young and illiterate: Why most Indian prisoners fight long lonely battles for justice

The piece describes the plight of individuals spending long periods of time in jail while being on trial. Analysing the statistics of NCRB reports, the author highlights that a majortiy of undertrial prisoners in Indian prisons represent a certain section of the society — illiterate or semi-literate and those who come from socio-economically weaker sections of society, within an age bracket of 18-30 years.