22% rise in number of mentally ill jail inmates: NCRB

https://ift.tt/UqmvQsX Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020.

https://ift.tt/Dpf7hIt from Times of India https://ift.tt/UqmvQsX