60 prisoners committed suicide in Karnataka jails in 10 yrs
Around 60 prisoners committed suicide in various jails across Karnataka in the last ten years, reports said. Some major reasons why inmates killed themselves included depression, guilt, loneliness, and fear of being ostracised. Officials said that counselling is also insufficient as there is only one psychiatrist for 4,000-plus inmates as against a recommendation of one counsellor per 500 inmates.