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SC orders changes for disabled in TN prisons
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|July 16, 2025
ISSUING A SLEW OF DIRECTIONS SPECIFIC TO TAMIL NADU, SC ORDERED A STATE-LEVEL ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT OF ALL PRISONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS
Denial of accessibility and essential care to persons with disabilities incarcerated in prisons amounts to violation of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, directing sweeping changes across jails in Tamil Nadu by providing for wheelchair-friendly spaces, accessible toilets, ramps and dedicated spaces for their therapeutic needs.
The court further noted a serious “data gap” as the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) provides detailed breakup of caste, gender and religion of prisoners but does not record their disability status.
The directions of the court came while considering a petition filed by L Muruganantham, who suffers from Becker's Muscular dystrophy, and was incarcerated fora period of II days in 2020 in a Tamil Nadu jail which did not have facilities required for people with disabilities.
This story is from the July 16, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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