He, however, said that since Prisons is a state subject, efforts are being made to increase the capacity of jails as per needs and at some places new barracks or jails are being constructed.
“Attempts are being made to increase the capacity of jails and some states are doing it also,” he said.
The Minister said there are 18 jails exclusively for women in the country.
“As on December 31, 2015, against 17,834 women prisoners in various jails of the country, the number of women jail staff is 4,391. Therefore, the ratio of women jail staff to prisoners is aproximately 1:4,” he said in his written reply.
