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Prison Statistics in India Report - 2021
September 18 , 2022
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- The latest all-India prison statistics was released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
- The share of Muslims in India’s total prison declined to 18.7% in 2021 from 20.2% in 2020.
- The percentage of Hindus rose to 73.6% from 72.8% over the same period.
- The percentage of Sikhs in the country’s prison population increased to 4.2% from 3.4% at the end of 2020.
- The Christians fell marginally to 2.5% from 2.6% in the relevant timeframe.
- Jails in 19 out of 36 states and Union Territories were overcrowded.
- The rate was highest in Uttarakhand at 185 per cent, while in Rajasthan it was 100.2 per cent.
- Most prisoners came from economically-backward backgrounds while 25.2 per cent were illiterate.
- Out of the 51.7 per cent overall convicts, 21.69 per cent belonged to Scheduled Castes, 14.09 per cent to Scheduled Tribes and 15.9 per cent were Muslims.
- Of the 49 per cent under-trials, 21.08 per cent were Scheduled Castes, 9.88 per cent Scheduled Tribes and 18 per cent Muslims.
- Out of the 56.4 per cent détentes, Muslims were 27.7 per cent, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 23.05 and 5.62 per cent respectively.
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