Supreme Court’s Push for Undertrial Prisoner Release: Addressing Jail Overcrowding and Inhumane Conditions
In a landmark statement, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated the urgent need to release eligible undertrial prisoners in order to alleviate the escalating problem of overcrowding in the country’s prisons. The Court’s emphasis on addressing the inhumane conditions faced by undertrials has sparked a critical discussion about the flaws in the Indian criminal ...