Citizens for Justice and Peace
Prison Watch: Rajasthan HC directs prisons to educate inmates about their rights Court wants provisions of parole to be displayed prominently
03-Aug-2021
The Rajasthan High Court has stressed upon the need to inform convicts of the provisions of parole that can be availed by them as per the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021. The court was dealing with a petition filed by a life convict who had sought parole after 14 years in prison and…
CJP’s petition to release Hany Babu for eye treatment: Sign Now! The professor is suffering from a severe eye infection, and could lose vision in one eye
12-May-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has launched an online petition to free Hany Babu, the 55-year-old Professor, who is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, has been in custody since July 2020 without trial. Unfortunately, since May 3, he has developed an acute eye infection in Taloja Jail, with little or no vision…
A prison without bars or walls Are Open Prisons the correctional and reformatory facilities India needs?
21-Jan-2021
The concept of the open prison is based on the premise that freedom and socialisation are the best reformers. Out of a total of 63 such facilities across India, 29 are located in Rajasthan. People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity…
India Justice Report 2019 highlights country’s failing criminal justice system India’s per capita spending of Rs 0.75 per annum on legal aid matches the less than Rs 100 per prisoner each day: India Justice Report, 2019
09-Nov-2019
India has only 1 police personnel for every 663 individuals. Most states and Union Territories (UTs) spend less than Rs. 100 per prisoner per day. The report also states that in India, per capita public spending on legal aid is only Rs. 0.75 per annum. In a country where over 1.25 billion population is eligible…