Allan Shuaib

Nov 22, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Sanjeev Sirohi |Allan Shuaib |Sumanta Banerjee

The alarming reality of Indian prisons lies in their overcrowding, with 75% of inmates being undertrials. This scenario highlights the pressing need for judicial reforms. Against this backdrop, the recent announcement by the Union Home Minister, committing to ensuring justice for undertrial prisoners who have served at least one-third of their sentences by November 26, Constitution Day, offers a ray of hope. While this initiative is commendable, significant challenges persist in delivering justice.

Sep 22, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Allan Shuaib |Vikas Meshram |Sumanta Banerjee |Harsh Thakor

“Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other” – Angela Davis In the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” we witness the character Brooks, who is released after a long prison term, struggle to adapt to the transformed external world, and ultimately commits suicide after writing “Brooks was here.” In contrast, the character Red overcomes the same difficulties and writes “So was Red,”...

May 28, 2024 | thewire.in | Allan Shuaib

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