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Centre adheres to SC verdict, amends prison manual rules to prohibit caste-based discrimination within prisons
The Ministry of Home Affairs has amended the Model Prison Manual, 2016 and the Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023, to address the issue of caste-based discrimination of the inmates in compliance with a Supreme Court verdict. According to the new manual, prison authorities must now str...