Casteism in Prisons Of India : A “Violent” Ecosystem

- Priyam Mittal Introduction In December last year, a two-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court (“HC”) took suo moto cognisance of the caste-based allocation of jobs in prisons after The Wire published an investigative piece on such practices throughout India’s prisons.[1] The HC directed the Additional Advocate General to undertake a complete overhaul of … Continue reading Casteism in Prisons Of India : A “Violent” Ecosystem