Legal Perspective On Prison System

Manav Dhull, School of Law, Manipal University, Jaipur & Dr Sonu Aggarwal, Associate Professor, School of Law, Manipal University, Jaipur

ABSTRACT

The criminal justice system's entire hope is invested in prison. If the correctional processes fail, the entire criminal procedure will be for naught. The growth of new human rights jurisprudence has had a significant impact on the philosophy underlying criminal punishments. In today's jail management, the concept of reformation has become the watchword. According to human rights doctrine, no crime or criminal should be punished in a cruel, humiliating, or inhumane manner. On the other hand, it is also believed that any punishment that is cruel, degrading, or inhumane should be considered a crime in and of itself. The changes that the transition has brought to the criminal justice system and its correctional mechanisms have been widely adopted around the world. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the extent to which these prisoners' human rights have been incorporated into Indian legislation. The current concept of prison was envisioned by the judges during the decision-making process.