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India: from segregation to labour, Manu’s caste law governs the Indian prison system

Caste-based labour is sanctioned in the prison manuals of many states. These jail manuals mention every activity in detail – from the measurement of food and space per incarcerated individual to punishments for the “disorderly ones”.

Source: The Wire (03/10/2024)