Steno Jharkhand & Patna Civil Court Dictation No. 1023

Prison overcrowding is one of the key contributing factors to poor prison conditions around the world. It is also arguably the biggest single problem facing prison systems and its consequences can at worst be life-threatening at best prevent prisons from fulfilling their proper function. Prisons in over 118 countries exceeded their maximum occupancy rate with 11 national prison systems at more than double their capacity.