HRCP for criminal justice reforms to address Punjab prison overcrowding
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6/15
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LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for urgent reforms to the criminal justice system as prisons across the country remain severely overcrowded, with Punjab’s 45 prisons operating at more than 190 per cent of their designated capacity in September. In its policy paper, Beyond the Prison Wall: Reducing Overcrowding in Pakistan’s Prisons, released on Tuesday, the HRCP s
