<p>The state government has told the Karnataka High Court that the jails in Karnataka were overcrowded by only 3%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an affidavit filed before the court, G Veerabhdraswamy, Additional Director General of Prisons (ADG) has said, as on June 18, 2018, the jails in the state had 14,206 inmates against the capacity of 13,800 - an excess of 406 or 3% of total capacity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There are 105 prisons in Karnataka - nine central prisons, (including one women’s central prison) 20 district prisons, 30 taluk jails and 44 revenue jails and one open air jail. The affidavit was filed in response to a suo motu PIL registered by the court in response to a direction by the Supreme Court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The affidavit also speaks about shifting of about 200 convicted prisoners from Central Prison, Bengaluru to the newly built central prison at Shivamogga.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Noting that some jails across the country were overcrowded beyond 100% and little interest shown by state governments to recruit prison staff, the Supreme Court had directed high courts to take up the matter on priority basis.</p>
<p>The state government has told the Karnataka High Court that the jails in Karnataka were overcrowded by only 3%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an affidavit filed before the court, G Veerabhdraswamy, Additional Director General of Prisons (ADG) has said, as on June 18, 2018, the jails in the state had 14,206 inmates against the capacity of 13,800 - an excess of 406 or 3% of total capacity.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There are 105 prisons in Karnataka - nine central prisons, (including one women’s central prison) 20 district prisons, 30 taluk jails and 44 revenue jails and one open air jail. The affidavit was filed in response to a suo motu PIL registered by the court in response to a direction by the Supreme Court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The affidavit also speaks about shifting of about 200 convicted prisoners from Central Prison, Bengaluru to the newly built central prison at Shivamogga.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Noting that some jails across the country were overcrowded beyond 100% and little interest shown by state governments to recruit prison staff, the Supreme Court had directed high courts to take up the matter on priority basis.</p>
