Tag: Prisoners
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Supreme Court Mandates Nationwide Accessibility Standards for Disabled Prisoners
The order passed on December 2 expands the safeguards earlier laid down by the Court in L Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu and mandates detailed compliance from prison authorities nationwide. The apex court ordered that prisons must provide wheelchair-friendly spaces, accessible toilets, ramps and sensory-safe environments, and that all States and Union Territories must…