NEW DELHI: As many as 9,180 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness, accounting for 1.7% of the total 5.54 lakh inmates lodged in various jails in the country as on December 31 last year, according to the latest ‘Prison Statistics India’ report of the National Crime Records Bureau. These numbers bring to focus the fact that behind the jail walls, mental health remains a concern.
Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020.
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