The number of prisoners in Indian jails is increasing day by day. At the time of Corona, the situation became such that the government even gave parole to many prisoners. But do you know which country in this world has the maximum number of prisoners in its jails? Let us tell you about this in detail in this article today.
What does the report say
On this, Statista Research has made a forecast till January 2024. The report has been prepared. According to this report, the maximum number of 18 lakh people are lodged in America’s jails. However, if you look at the number of prisoners per lakh people, there are some countries which are even higher than America. The first name among these is from the South American country El Salvador. There are 1086 prisoners per one lakh people in this country.
How many prisoners are there in India?
According to the report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). As of December 31, 2021, a total of 5,54,034 prisoners were lodged in Indian jails. Of these, 22 percent were prisoners whose guilt had been proven. Whereas, 77.1 percent of the prisoners lodged in Indian jails are those who are undertrial.
Which state has the highest number of undertrial prisoners
NCRB figures till 2021 It is said that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of undertrial prisoners in the country. As of 2021, the number of undertrial prisoners here was 90,606. Bihar is at second place in this matter. The number of undertrial prisoners here was 59,577. Whereas Maharashtra is at third place in this matter, where the number of undertrial prisoners till 2021 was 31,752. If we talk about the age of undertrial prisoners, the maximum number of prisoners are between 18 to 30 years. Whereas, if we talk about the education of these prisoners, 25 percent of the undertrial prisoners lodged in Indian jails are illiterate. So, 25 percent of the undertrial prisoners lodged in Indian jails are illiterate. Also read: Those cities of India where there is no pollution, how does it feel to breathe in the open air…
