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On average, this results in the release of more than 1,600 juvenile offenders each year.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The research conducted by the legal rights organization iProbono illuminates a grave concern plaguing India&#8217;s juvenile justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2021, at least 9,681 youngsters were unjustly imprisoned in adult jails, according to the data.<br \/>\n&#8220;This indicates that more than 1,600 children were removed from prisons nationwide on average each year,&#8221; the report stated, referring to the kids who were identified by J<strong>uvenile Justice Boards<\/strong> (JJB) and sent from adult detention facilities to juvenile homes.<\/p>\n<p>The report relied on data obtained under Section 6 of the RTI Act, which pertains to the Request for Obtaining Information. Between April 2022 and March 2023, 124 RTI applications were filed across 28 states and two Union Territories, primarily directed to Prison Headquarters, except for Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where applications were filed in each district and central jail at the directions of the Prison Headquarters. The data excludes the Union Territory jurisdictions of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep due to the absence of district and central jails there.<\/p>\n<p>In its press statement, <strong>iProbono<\/strong> said that the study examines the effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act), which legally mandates that a child alleged to have committed an offence or found guilty of an offence, is to be placed in an appropriate juvenile home.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi :According to a report conducted by the London-based organization iProBono, 9,681 children in India were illegally detained in adult facilities over a six-year period, from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2021. On average, this results in the release of more than 1,600 juvenile offenders each year. 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