July 06, 2012 Bangalore : Karnataka High Court today ordered issue of notice to the state government on a PIL seeking a direction to the government to implement a report submitted by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) and Legal Services Authority on health facilities in Parappana Agrahara central prison here.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen ordered issue of notice on the PIL filed by Amit Anand, a resident of Bangalore, on the lack of adequate medical facilities in the Parappana Agrahara central prison. The petitioner pointed out that as per the report, the prison has a capacity to house only 2,100 prisoners whereas about 5,400 prisoners are lodged there. He also submitted that the report recommends that there should be one doctor for every 500 prisoners and one psychiatrist for every 700. As against this, there are only four doctors for the 5,400 prisoners and there is no psychiatrist at all at the prison. "It is pointed out in the report that while 76 per cent of the prisoners have turned psychic, 71 per cent are suffering from mental depression and 61 per cent have become drug addicts", the petitioner stated. http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/hc-orders-issuenotice-to-govthealth-facilities-in-jail/29238/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
