Context:
The Union Home Ministry has amended the prison manual rules to check discrimination and classification of inmates in jails on the basis of their caste.
- A prison manual is a set of rules that establish standards and protocol for the construction and maintenance of prisons, and the treatment of prisoners.
- The Major Amendments:
- Prohibition of caste discrimination in prisons and on duty or work allocation imparting whimsical section 55(A) to read as- “Prohibition of Caste Discrimination in Prisons and Other Correctional Institutions“.
- Prohibition of manual scavenging or cleaning of sewers or septics within the precincts of prisons.
- Habitual Offender:
- A habitual offender is a person convicted and sentenced under two or more convictions to jail time for offenses not part of the same transaction, and whose conviction has not been reversed on appeal or review.
Constitutional Rights against Discrimination
- Article 15 of the Constitution of India prohibits discrimination against citizens based on the following grounds: religion, race, caste, sex, and place of birth.
- Appeal in Case of Violation
- Supreme Court of India and High Courts as well
- Appeal in Case of Violation
