https://thewire.in/caste/home-ministry-adheres-to-supreme-court-ruling-revises-prison-manual-rules-to-end-caste-based-discrimination he Union home ministry has revised the prison manual rules to check discrimination, classification and segregation of jail inmates on the basis of caste. he amendment comes in light of the October 3, 2024, judgement of the Supreme Court regarding caste-based discrimination of prisoners. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by Sukanya Shantha, journalist with The Wire, regarding the provisions in prison manuals in states such as Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala that legitimised caste inequalities.
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