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Prison Reforms
February 9 , 2020
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- Supreme Court panel recommends several prison reforms.
- In 2018, the Supreme Court had constituted a three-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into issues of reforms in prison administration and management.
- ‘Prisons/persons detained therein’ is a State subject under List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.
Recommendations
- Every new prisoner should be allowed a free phone call a day to his family members.
- Modern cooking facilities, canteens to buy essential items.
- There should be use of video-conferencing for trial.
- There should be at least one lawyer for every 30 prisoners.
- Special fast-track courts should be set up to deal exclusively with petty offences.
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