2. RTI 1
Criminal Justice System

3. Review of cases of Undertrials as an internal reporting mechanism
PRISON
Review of cases of Undertrials as an internal reporting mechanism
Periodic Review Committees (Rajasthan & other states)
Prison Visiting System (Rajasthan & other states)
Special groups – mentally-ill, elderly (Rajasthan)
– foreign nationals (Rajasthan)
– Bangladeshi Nationals (West Bengal)
Court Productions (Rajasthan)
Section 436A (West Bengal)
GOVERNMENT
Appointment of NOVs (State level)
Warder Vacancies & Recruitment (State level)
Mental Hospitals in India (Ministry of Health, GOI)
Mission Undertrial (Ministry of Law & Justice, GOI)

4. LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Legal Aid Services (Rajasthan)
Empanelled lawyers (Rajasthan)
Legal Aid Camps (Rajasthan)
Status of Appeals & Legal aid lawyers (NALSA)
Duty Counsel Schemes in Police Stations, Courts & Prisons (SLSAs of all States & UTs)
Deployment of Police Personnel (District level & State level)
POLICE
PROSECUTION
Implementation of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958

5. RTI 2
Challenges

6. 1 2 3 4 5 Initial hurdles with the know-how of the tool
Vexing resistance from CJS actors – language problem 3
Building necessary alliances with respective institutions to speed up response to RTI enquiries 4
Coping with procedural delays 5
Device effective means to manage information and
bulky documentation

7. RTI 3
Success

8. 1 2 3
Breaking Privilege, Building Openness and Monitoring of Prisons
Building Evidence on Overstays, Production & Legal Representation
Effective Implementation of Rights of Undertrials 4 5
Identifying and Tackling Individual Cases of Unnecessary and Illegal Detention
Merits of Accidental Knowledge

9. Prison Reforms Programme
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Prison Reforms Programme
CHRI