OVERCROWDED PRISONS IN PAKISTAN: UNDERSTANDING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PROBATION, PAROLE OFFICERS AND COURTS

Authors

  • Mukhtyar Nabi Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
  • Saddam Hussain Department of Economics, Federal Urdu University Islamabad
  • Muhammad Kamran Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i01.185

Abstract

Prison is a place for rehabilitation of offenders in every country of the world. The present study has tried to explore the present-day situation of the prison system of Pakistan and discuss its overcrowding condition in all four provinces. There are total 120 prisons in the country which hold authorized space for not more than 57,712 prisoners, but the number of inmates is 77,275, which is far away from the authorized space. This congested prison system not only creates hurdles in rehabilitation of prisoners but makes them more criminal by mixing of low and high frequency offenders. It also leads to various health and behavioral problems. Rehabilitation is only possible if there is balance in authorized and available prisoners in the prisons. The present article has come up with some viable suggestion for concerned authorities that can better perform their duty in eradication of this problem. The authors discussed the role of parole and probation officers in the elimination of these numbers in prison. The majority of the prisoners in our prisons are under-trail, thus the role of the judiciary has also been explored in balancing the incarceration ratio in prisons.            

Keywords: Prison System, Overcrowded Prisons, Parole and Probation, Judiciary, Courts, Pakistan.

Author Biographies

  • Mukhtyar Nabi, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

    PhD Scholar

  • Saddam Hussain, Department of Economics, Federal Urdu University Islamabad

    M.Phil. Scholar

  • Muhammad Kamran, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

    PhD Scholar

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Published

2022-01-07

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 01 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“OVERCROWDED PRISONS IN PAKISTAN: UNDERSTANDING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PROBATION, PAROLE OFFICERS AND COURTS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 01, pp. 40–47, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i01.185.