1.7% of jail inmates in 2023 faced mental health issues: NCRB report | India News – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Of the total 5.30 lakh inmates lodged in prisons across the country as of Dec 31, 2023, as many as 9,095 inmates (1.7%) were reported to be battling mental illness. Of these, 3,722 (40.9%) were convicts, 5,293 (58.2%) were undertrials and 66, detenues.This data in the ‘Prison Statistics India’ report 2023 of the…
