Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.

Disaggregates total jails by occupancy over 100% or more
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Pillar: Prisons

Theme: Infrastructure

IJRs: 3

Formula: Number of jails with 100% & more occupancy / Total jails * 100

Benchmark: 0%

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: 2022

Latest data source: e-Prisons portal

Notes:

IJR 3: 1. The e-prisons website does not provide capacity of the 5 prisons in Manipur. But as per PSI, these 5 prisons are not overcrowded, and hence we have assumed no jail is overcrowded. 2. The e-prisons website does not provide capacity of the 4 prisons in Lakshadweep. But as per PSI, these have an occupancy of 8%, and hence we have assumed no jail is overcrowded.


Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Tamil Nadu
8.92
2
Andhra Pradesh
7.47
3
Telangana
6.80
4
Karnataka
5.17
5
Maharashtra
4.67
6
Madhya Pradesh
4.35
7
Rajasthan
4.13
8
Odisha
3.79
9
Chhattisgarh
3.75
10
Jharkhand
2.90
11
Gujarat
2.81
12
Bihar
2.71
13
Punjab
2.69
14
Kerala
2.50
15
West Bengal
2.00
16
Uttarakhand
1.82
17
Uttar Pradesh
1.49
18
Haryana
1.00
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