The question (15 marks)
Examine the problems of the Indian prison system and the measures suggested for their reform. Is imprisonment an efficacious punishment? (15 marks)
MU Module IV, prisons and prison reform; chapter on prisons, correction, probation and parole, and the brief on Rama Murthy v State of Karnataka.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Correction of Offenders, Probation, Parole and Victimology of Criminology and Penology.
Authorities you will need
- Rama Murthy v State of Karnataka, on the nine problems and the new enactment
- Prisons Act 1894, on separation, labour and prison punishments
- The National Human Rights Commission's inspection findings
- Article 21, on flogging, fetters and handcuffing; Article 22(1), on the lawyer's visit
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