Prisoners can't be kept as animals: SC on 150% overcrowding
After the Supreme Court was informed that several Indian jails face over 150% overcrowding, it said prisoners "can't be kept like animals". Asserting that prisoners have human rights, the court slammed states and union territories for failing to submit a proposal to combat overcrowding despite the 2017 deadline. It added, "We should release them, if you cannot keep them properly."