After SC's nudge, MHA bars caste-based duties in prisons

Thursday, 2 January 2025
The Indian home ministry has revised its model prisons law and manual to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling against caste-based discrimination and manual scavenging in jails. It also redefined 'habitual offenders'. States and Union Territories are directed to implement these changes, ensuring no caste-based discrimination in prisoner duties or living conditions.

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