Open problems · Police & public safety
Deaths in police and judicial custody
Every year well over 100 people die in police custody and more than 2,000 in judicial custody, and few of these deaths end with anyone held accountable.
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What we know
The National Human Rights Commission registered about 160 cases of death in police custody and more than 2,300 cases of death in judicial custody in 2023-24. The NCRB counts custodial deaths differently and reports lower numbers. District officials must report every custodial death to the Commission within 24 hours.
Open questions
- How many custodial deaths were reported in your state in the last five years, and how many led to a charge sheet?
- How many police stations in your district have working CCTV in every room, as the Supreme Court ordered in 2020?
- What happened in the courts after the custodial deaths you remember from the news?
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