REPORT ON STATUS OF UNDERTRIALS

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PLUTUS IAS
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Report on Status of Undertrials

• GS2 Polity Governance

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Undertrials in India

• In 2021, 77 of India's prison population
  consisted of undertrials.
• This marks a significant increase from 2019 when
  the percentage was 68.
• India has the highest proportion of undertrials
  in the world.

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Key Recommendations

• Use of Ankle Trackers or Bracelets for Inmates
• Proposed to address prison overcrowding.
• Ankle trackers for individuals on bail.
• Monitors movements and ensures bail conditions
  are met.
• Voluntary Use and Informed Consent
• Emphasizes upholding human rights and ethics.
• Use of ankle trackers should be entirely
  voluntary.
• Inmates must provide informed consent.

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• Overcrowding and Delayed Justice
• Acknowledges prison overcrowding.
• Suggests transferring prisoners from overcrowded
  facilities to those with available cells.
• Transfers may occur within the same state or to
  different states.
• Lack of Signal Jamming Technology
• Identifies a deficiency in signal jamming
  technology.
• Many state prisons lack such technology.
• Allows mobile phones to be frequently smuggled
  into prisons.

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Prison Statistics

• India has 1,319 correctional facilities with a
  capacity for 4,25,609 inmates.
• Actual inmate population is 5,54,034, resulting
  in an occupancy rate of 130.2.
• Of these inmates, 4,27,165 are undertrial
  prisoners, and 1,22,852 are convicted.
• Female prisoner numbers are growing.
• Prisons operate with staffing levels about 30
  below requirements.

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About Undertrials in India

• The current article is regarding the Report on
  the Status of Undertrials. Rishabh has written
  this article after the approval of our respected
  mentor Dr Bijendra Jha. The post focuses on the
  severe problem of pending cases with undertrial
  matters in the court. Most of the undertrial
  accused are not convicted of any criminal
  matters. This situation needs to be improved to
  reduce the burden on courts in India.
• Students can get daily current affairs updates on
  the official website of Plutus IAS. These regular
  current affairs help student with their UPSC exam
  preparation.

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