3 in 4 Prisoners in India are Undertrials, Mostly Poor and Marginalised
NB, News Briefings, October 2025 Vishal Arora NB, News Briefings, October 2025 Vishal Arora

3 in 4 Prisoners in India are Undertrials, Mostly Poor and Marginalised

Over 500,000 people are currently locked up in Indian prisons. Nearly three-fourths of them are undertrials, people who have not been convicted of any crime, as noted by IndiaSpend. Most are poor, young and come from historically disadvantaged castes. The question is not how many, but why they are still there, and who keeps them there.

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