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  1. Prisons in India are overcrowded and eight of out ten prisoners in Indian jails await trial. [1] There are 1319 prisons in India as of 2021. Currently, there are about 1400 prisons. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of prisoners increased 13% from 2020 to 2021, making over 80% of the prisons overcrowded.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ImprisonmentImprisonment - Wikipedia

    Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty against their will. Imprisonment could be given for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment".

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