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Three in four prisoners continue to be undertrials, a majority of whom belong to oppressed caste groups

On average, 34% of jail inmates globally are undertrials, and 35% in Commonwealth countries. In India, that proportion is 76%, the world's sixth-highest. Where are we going wrong?

Poverty and lack of local community ties affect migrants more compared to locals who are undertrial. Around 9% of the undertrial prisoner population incarcerated in a state, on average, belongs to other states