Incarcerated Minds: Examining India’s Prison Mental Health Crisis through a Psycho-Legal Lens
Published On: February 17th 2026 Authored By: Tasneem Nafiss Capital Law College Bhubaneswar, Odisha Abstract The mental health of prisoners has emerged as a critical yet overlooked concern within India’s criminal justice system. In 2025, the suicide of a mentally distressed under-trial prisoner in a Maharashtra jail brought renewed attention to the inadequacies of mental […]