• Dr. Shantanu Chakravarty

Prisoners are entitled to rights to some extent as normal human beings when they are in prison. These rights are provided by the Constitution of India, the Prison Act, 1894 etc. which have been upheld and protected by various judicial pronouncements from time to time. The prisoner does not cease to be a human being and, while lodged in jail, he continues to enjoy his rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Though he may be deprived of his liberty in accordance with the procedure established by law, the prisoner continues to enjoy the residues of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The concept of prison discipline has also undergone drastic changes in view of the adoption of reformative principles in the modern administration of criminal justice system. This has resulted in the enforcement of discipline in a positive manner, not merely through punitive action, but one which is encouraged by various inducements. However, the custodial character of the prison deprives the prisoners of their rights and places them at the mercy of the prison officials. This still makes the prison a place where the wrong-doers are punished through its punitive actions and in that process the rights of the prisoners are crushed beyond recognition. The present work intends to understand the status of human rights in captivity.

Lifers, Incarceration, Judicial Pronouncements, Reformation, Punitive Actions, Human Rights, Captivity.

"Human Rights In Captivity: An Empirical Study In Guwahati Central Jail", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.849-859, May-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805331.pdf

"Human Rights In Captivity: An Empirical Study In Guwahati Central Jail", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp849-859, May-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805331.pdf