On the prison system in India.

The central figure in prison administration in every country in the most complicated product of our modern civilization the criminals. The problems of prison administration throw up many more psychological, up many more psychological, sociological, ethical, ethical, legal, political and economic issues than those of any other branch of public administration. In this book, a modest attempt has been made to grapple with these problems and suggest remedial measures which may be put into effect even with limited resources. Among its many highlights, the book Provides a historical resume of the society s reaction to crime and criminals and administration of prisons in India, Europe and America. Makes a serious enquiry into various conditions of reformation and rehabilitation of offenders in relation to operation of prisons in Indian society. Discusses important legal issues pertaining to prison administration in India. Identifies ways and means for restructuring of prison administration as an integral part of criminal justice system in India. Deals with current issues related to the jail system as also the latest Supreme Court judgements on prison justice and reforms.

Directory of NGO's working on prison reforms and inmate visits in fourteen states of India.

A piercing portrait of the injustices of the Indian prison system. For decades, the narratives around prisoners in India have perpetuated arbitrary notions of the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ citizen. Stories about Indian prisons rarely make it to public notice – from deplorable living conditions, lack of medical care and legal support to intense mistreatment, violence and all manner of horrific abuse. Despite the mounting evidence, any attempts to study the systemic frailties and chilling injustices that abound within a prison complex have been few and far between. In Hope Behind Bars, editors Sanjoy Hazarika and Madhurima Dhanuka draw upon extensive research, identifying prisoners and ex-prisoners, their families and associates and gathering first-person experiences about the Indian prison system. With ten essays contributed by subject specialists, including a former Supreme Court judge, lawyers, inmates, prison officials and activists, on a range of issues, such as the rights of prisoners, the journey to justice in the controversial Hashimpura killings case and life in a detention centre, this essential collection brings prisoners’ lives and liberties to the heart of public debate and policies, presenting accounts of how hope can flower in the most unlikely places. Searing and thought-provoking, it provides the reader with valuable insight into the vexed idea of incarceration and delivers a necessary human document of the true face of justice behind bars in our country

Located in India's capital, New Delhi, is Tihar, one of the the largest prisons in the world. Within the prison complex of over 200 acres are housed over 9,700 inmates - men, women, adolescents, children; both Indians and foreigners. They comprise unconvicted alleged offenders, convicts and remandees. Tihar was a limping languishing institution, condemned by the media, and its inmates were isolated from the community, exploited, used and abused, and yet housed. To this prison in 1993 came Dr. Kiran Bedi, the first woman police officer appointed as the Inspector General. She brought about fundamental changes, giving a human face to the administrative structure - creating an exemplary system covering every possible aspect of prison management. Her primary objective was to collectively and individually manage the transition from a moribund system to a responsive and sensitive administration. Her efforts unfolded the process of reformation involving prison administration, prisoners and the