Published Paper Details:

It has been found that there has been a limited provision of health facilities in the prisons of women in India. Due to a lack of infrastructure, the unwillingness of jail authorities, and funding-related problems, the overall health and medical support system for female inmates is not at all satisfactory despite several government proposals. However, given the updated and amended national Prison Manual, thorough progress is being witnessed as long as the health perspective of female prisoners is concerned. However, there are several other existing problems like taking care of mental health issues of the female offenders which are deliberately neglected but need prominent and immediate attention to achieve sound health goals among the inmates in a true sense. The paper here had attempted to give a detailed insight about the health condition of the women prisoners in India. It has provided in-depth data based on the availability of the health and nutritional facilities within the female prison where women convicts are serving their sentences. Government initiatives that are yet to be initiated like offering standard calorie diet to the women prisoners, health screenings, and inspections from the side Chief Medical Officer have been discussed here with necessary elaboration.