Unequal Imprisonment: Women Prisoners In India | Article 14

Описание: Shedding light on the deplorable conditions faced by women prisoners in most Indian jails, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Amitava Roy Committee report has highlighted some key concerns. Overcrowding; lack of access to sanitary pads and other medical aids; limited interaction with their children, only accessible behind a glass panel. Women in Indian prisons fare far worse than male prisoners, according to the report. Article 14 spoke to two experts on women’s health in Indian jails and the need for prison reforms.


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Timecodes:

00:00- Intro
00:10- Women fare far worse than men in Indian prisons
00:51- Overcrowded jails
01:07- Skills training
01:48- 'Children stay in barracks'
02:09- 'Do not have access to libraries. open spaces..."
04:12- Lack of women's medical ward, gynaec, menstrual products
05:34- "Children most vulnerable victims of their parents’ incarceration"
06:51- Need for gender-specific training for jail staff