Prison Statistics 2013: Muslims continue to overpopulate jails in India
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New Delhi, 29 Oct 2014: Muslims constitute around 14% of India’s population. However, their share of jail population has been far more for last several years. The latest official report on prison population, released today, reveals that Muslims constitute 19% of prisoners in jails across the country – 17.1% of convicts and 21% of undertrials.
As per Prison Statistics India – 2013 report prepared and released by National Crime Records Bureau, a constituent of the Union Home Ministry, there were 1,29,608 convicts in jails by the end of December 2013. While 72% of them (93273) were Hindus, 17.1% (22,145) were Muslims. Of 2,78,503 undertrials, Hindus were 69% (1,92,202) and Muslims 21% (57,936).
Profile of Prison Inmates in India - 2013
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Religion & Caste |
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Convicts
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%
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Undertrials
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%
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Others
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%
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Total
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1,29,608
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2,78,503
|
|
768
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|
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Hindu
|
93,273
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72.0%
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1,92,202
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69.0%
|
368
|
48.0%
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|
Muslims
|
22,145
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17.1%
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57,936
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21.0%
|
392
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51.0%
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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Castes
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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General
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43,855
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33.8%
|
99,748
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35.8%
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|
|
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OBC
|
41,446
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32.0%
|
87,848
|
31.5%
|
|
|
|
SC
|
29,130
|
22.5%
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59,326
|
21.3%
|
|
|
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ST
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15,177
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11.7%
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31,581
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11.3%
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|
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Source: Prison Statistics India - 2013
In 2012 also, the religion-wise break-up was almost same with Muslims 17.8% of convicts and 21.0% of undertrials.
As for education of prisoners, more than 28% of convicts are illiterate while 43% below Class X. They have about similar share among undertrials.
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Education
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Convicts
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%
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Undertrials
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%
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Others
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|
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Total
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1,29,608
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2,78,503
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|
768
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Illiterate
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36,507
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28.2%
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80,393
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28.9%
|
357
|
|
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Below Class X |
55,746
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43.0%
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1,17,373
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42.1%
|
344
|
|
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|
|
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|
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Top states |
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Uttar Pradesh |
8,615
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Madhya
Pradesh |
4,645
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|
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Punjab |
2,489
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