💨 Abstract

Uttar Pradesh prisons currently accommodate 89,256 inmates, surpassing their official capacity of 76,475. To alleviate this overcrowding, the state is building 8 under-construction jails that will add 9,165 inmates, and constructing 16 new jails in 15 districts, increasing capacity by 21,408.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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