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    Studies On Prisons in Karnataka

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    Prison conditions vary significantly across Indian states due to differing rules and regulations. In Karnataka, prisons fall under several classes including central prisons, district prisons, and sub-jails. Studies on Karnataka prisons have found high levels of overcrowding, especially in district prisons and sub-jails. Many prisons hold over 100% of their actual capacity. There has also been an increasing trend of undertrials in prisons, which contributes to overcrowding. Conditions for women prisoners require improvement, as most report that prisons are overcrowded. Recent studies have examined mental health, medical conditions, and the need for broader reforms in Karnataka and Indian prisons overall.

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    Prison conditions vary significantly across Indian states due to differing rules and regulations. In Karnataka, prisons fall under several classes including central prisons, district prisons, and sub-jails. Studies on Karnataka prisons have found high levels of overcrowding, especially in district prisons and sub-jails. Many prisons hold over 100% of their actual capacity. There has also been an increasing trend of undertrials in prisons, which contributes to overcrowding. Conditions for women prisoners require improvement, as most report that prisons are overcrowded. Recent studies have examined mental health, medical conditions, and the need for broader reforms in Karnataka and Indian prisons overall.

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    Prison conditions vary significantly across Indian states due to differing rules and regulations. In Karnataka, prisons fall under several classes including central prisons, district prisons, and sub-jails. Studies on Karnataka prisons have found high levels of overcrowding, especially in district prisons and sub-jails. Many prisons hold over 100% of their actual capacity. There has also been an increasing trend of undertrials in prisons, which contributes to overcrowding. Conditions for women prisoners require improvement, as most report that prisons are overcrowded. Recent studies have examined mental health, medical conditions, and the need for broader reforms in Karnataka and Indian prisons overall.

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    Prison Conditions in Karnataka

    The following document contains preliminary research on prison conditions in Karnataka. The
    information has been derived from various sources including independent studies, research
    projects, new articles etc. The same has been mentioned post indicating the relevant data.

    Introduction

    Prisons in India are not governed uniformly as every State applies a different set of rules and
    regulations that suits their social background. In 1959 a Model Prison Manual was prepared for
    the purpose of updating and revising the State manuals. It was also meant to lend uniformity to
    rules and regulations as also to procedure and punishment. Twenty years later, an interstate
    conference admitted that the Model Prison Manual had yet to be implemented in most of the
    States. In Karnataka, The State jail manual has been revised in the light of the provisions
    contained in the Model Prison Manual. The new manual has come into force in the State with
    effect from July 15, 1978.

    The Prisons and Jails in Karnataka State are constituted under the Karnataka Prisons Act 1963
    (Karnataka Act 33 of 1963). All Prisons situated in Karnataka State fall under the following
    classes, viz.: (i) Central Prisons (ii) District Prisons Class I (iii) District Prisons ClassII (iv)
    District Headquarters Sub-jails and Special Sub Jails (v) Taluk Sub-jails (vi) Juvenile Jails. (vii)
    Special Prisons. (viii) Open Air Jails. (ix) Boarstal School. The names of various prisons under
    the different classes of Prisons shall be as follows:- The following are the Central Prisons;
    Belgaum Central Prison, Bangalore Central Prison, Bellary Central Prison.

    ‘Prison administration in Karnataka​’ a study by S B Shimpiger conducted in 2006 details the


    organizational aspects of prisons and jails in Karnataka and attempts at reforms. It provides a
    comparative study into possible reforms in administrative principles, jail infrastructure, living
    conditions, and institutional provisions.
    Similarly, ​‘Critical study of prison reforms in India an overview of the prevailing system of
    prisons in Karnataka’ provides a far more comprehensive statistical analysis of overcrowding in
    jails, conditions of undertrials in prison, appointments of prison officials and staff, and funding
    to prisons in Karnataka among other considerations. The collected data from the study shows
    that there are overcrowded District Prisons, District Sub Jails, and few Taluk Sub Jails apart
    from the Central Jails. Central Prison, Mysore has the highest percentage of overcrowding
    (120%), Whereas the Central Prison, Bangalore recorded the lowest percentage of Overcrowding
    (43%). The lowest percentage of prison population among the central prison of Karnataka is
    recorded in the Central Prison, Bijapur (75%). The District Prison, Mangalore has the highest
    percentage of prisoners overcrowding (92%), followed by Chikkaballpur District Prison holding
    upto47% of the prisoners in excess. Whereas, in almost every District Prison hold up below their
    actual capacity. The District Prison, Ramanagara holds up 81% of prisoners which less than its
    actual capacity. 3 out of 4 District Sub Jails are overcrowded, i.e., District Sub Jail, Mandya
    holds up about 44% of prisoners, District Sub Jail, Hassan holds up about 35% of prisoners and
    District Sub Jail, Kolar holds 32% of Prisoners.

    There has been an increasing trend in the number of undertrial prisoners in the jails of Karnataka
    according to the prison statistics which were published by National Crime Records Bureau from
    1999 to 2012. Although in the subsequent years after a rapid increase in undertrial numbers there
    has been a small decrease, the number of undertrials is still more than that of convicts, which is
    of the prime reason for overcrowding of prisons and also a major threat for the prison reforms.

    During 2011-2012, 57 deaths of Prison inmates were reported from Karnataka. 52 deaths of
    Prison Inmates in Karnataka were reported as natural deaths and remaining 5 were unnatural
    deaths. The Unnatural Deaths were caused by only two reasons in Karnataka one was by suicide
    (4) and another was due to Murder by Inmate (1). The total percentage of natural deaths reported
    in Karnataka was 91%. It is also very important to note that out of 57 deaths of prison Inmates 56
    were Male Prison Inmates and 1 was a female Prison Inmate.

    ‘Custodial provisions for women - an empirical study of Karnataka central prison’ is a study on
    the conditions of women in Karnataka’s prisons. Among other considerations, The living
    conditions of different Central prisons in Karnataka has been depicted. A total of 553 women
    prisoners are present in various jails of the State. Out of 553 women, prisoners 355 are undertrial
    women, prisoners, 192 are Convicted Women Prisoners and 6 are the other prisoners. A sample
    of 165 female prisoners (Convicts) from the seven Central Prisons of Karnataka was taken for
    the study in 2011. There is no separate Central Prison for women in Karnataka State. Out of 165
    women prisoners, 138 ( 84%) of the prison inmates opine that the prisons are overcrowded.121 (
    73%) women prisoners point out that clothing facilities in the prison are sufficient. 142 (86%)
    prison inmates state that there is lighting facility in the prison. majority of the women prisoners
    147 (89%) expressed that the food supplied to them is satisfactory.

    In Tumkur, a Separate central prison for women has been functioning since 28.04.2013. The
    conditions of prisoners within the prison are unknown.

    Conditions of Detention in Prisons of Karnataka​, a study conducted by the Common Wealth


    Human Rights Initiative in 2010 gives another set of comprehensive data sets to portray the
    conditions of prisons in Karnataka.

    There have been recent ​reports on mental health conditions of prisoners published by NIMHANS
    as well as a ​focus of researchers​ on ​medical conditions​ of prisoners in Karnataka.

    Further, these are some reports on ​prison reform and ​prison conditions in ​India overall that might
    be useful for comparison.

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