CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PRISON REFORMS IN INDIA

AUTHOR – MISS. APOORVA SHUKLA*, ANKIT RAJ** & SIDHANTA KUMAR MAHUNTA***

* ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT LAW STUDENT, LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN

** STUDENTS AT LAW STUDENT, LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN

*** STUDENT AT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, ODISHA

BEST CITATION – MISS. APOORVA SHUKLA, ANKIT RAJ & SIDHANTA KUMAR MAHUNTA, CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PRISON REFORMS IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (2) OF 2026, PG. 205-213, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/JDXF5805

ABSTRACT

The goal of this research project is to conduct a critical analysis of prison reforms in India. This project has fueled the already blazing debate about prison reforms and highlights the growing need for an integrated criminal justice system. An overview of the integrated theory of penology and the history of prisons in India is given at the beginning of this research project. a perspective on punishment that stresses correction, reformation, and rehabilitation while accounting for retaliation and deterrence. According to the researcher, the basis for prison reform is the idea that a prison is a place where treatment comes before incarceration. Since the primary barrier to India’s prison reform is packed too closely. First, it is advised that jail populations be decreased by setting up local custodial facilities for those who have not been found guilty and by utilising community treatment alternatives to cut down on short-term prison terms. The prisons can focus their resources on planning and organising for long-term inmates if these actions are taken. Therefore, this additional study examines prison reforms in India both before and after independence, as well as the current state of prisons, recent developments in prison reforms, and judicial patterns pertaining to prison reforms in India.