UP's jam-packed jails hold 60% more prisoners than capacity

Total number of inmates stands at 92,830, while jails have a capacity to house 58,111 persons

Jails in Uttar Pradesh remain overpopulated with convicted and under-trial prisoners, as the number of people behind bars exceeds the total capacity by 60 per cent.     

At present, there are around 70 jails in the state with a total housing capacity of 58,111 persons. Of this, the capacity for male inmates stands at 51,839. The state's prisons can also hold up to 2,956 women inmates and 3,316 juvenile prisoners.   

However, the total number of inmates currently stands at 92,830, including 471 children and 364 foreigners.

As on April 30, jails in UP were housing 25,975 males, 1,079