22% rise in number of mentally ill jail inmates: NCRB

Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020.

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