• Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharjee.

In spite of underlying the detrimental effects of prison on women, their special needs are rarelt taken into consideration. The Change in the composition of the prison population has highlighted the shortcomings in almost all prison systems in meeting the gender specific needs of women prisoners. Any modern approach to provide a more acceptable criminal justice policy for women must pay greater attention to their problems. In particular there is need to give attention to the situation of women and children in the prison and apply gender perspective to policies and programme for them. In India only a few studiesworth their name have been conducted on prison life of women criminals. This study focus on the under-trial or convicted women prisoners and their dependent children residing in different prison or jail. The purpose of the present study is to identify the key issues of the problem faced by women prisoners and their dependent children in the jail and possible measures by which these issues could be addressed better by Implementing the National and International Laws in this regard. Moreover, This paper highlights the judicial approach in addressing these issues by understanding the ground reality.

Prison, Women, Children, Reforms, Judicial approach, Human Rights.

"Human Rights of Women Prisoners in Indian Criminal Justice System: An Analysis in the Light of Judicial Response.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.417-420, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q59.pdf

"Human Rights of Women Prisoners in Indian Criminal Justice System: An Analysis in the Light of Judicial Response.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp417-420, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q59.pdf