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Maharashtra coronavirus update: Cases rise across prisons; tally at 763
Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 Covid-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department
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Pak court says jail overcrowding unconstitutional, lets inmates sue govt
Most of the victims of the deteriorating criminal justice system are those who belong to economically and socially marginalized sections of the society
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Four pillars of Indian justice system miss one major force- Women
The India Justice Report by Tata Trusts released on November 7, 2019, finds women poorly represented, accounting for 7 per cent of the police 10 per cent of prison staff
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52 inmates killed in Brazil prison riot, 16 of them decapitated: Official
Fighting broke out in the Altamira Regional Recovery Center at around 7:00 am (1000 GMT), an official from the Para state government's penitentiary department told AFP
Underlying MP jailbreak: 34% prison positions vacant nationwide
Capacity of Indian jails is 366,781, but there are 419,623 inmates in these jails-which means jails are 114% over capacity
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