Custodial deaths: An unaddressed issue

Chahal, Preetinder Singh; Aggarwal, Akash Deep; Singh, Satinder P.; Kakkar, Gurvinder Singh; Kumar, Deepak

doi:10.5958/0974-4568.2020.00030.7

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“…Studies world-wide have reported that mortality rates from [10][11][12][13][14][15] natural causes are higher than external causes in prisoners. [16][17][18] Whereas some studies have revealed just the opposite.…”

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Study of Natural Deaths in Custody at Tertiary Care Hospital in Rajasthan

Solanki,

Dutta,

Goel

et al. 2023

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As death is final outcome of life, it is inevitable in prisoners too. Pattern of deaths can reveal living conditions and practices in a population. This study was conducted to observe the pattern of natural deaths among prisoners autopsied at a tertiary care hospital in Jaipur during April 2017 to March 2018. During this period 16 cases of alleged natural deaths in custody were autopsied comprising of 15 males and 1 female. The natural deaths were almost evenly distributed in all age groups. Carcinoma was leading cause of death in (37.5%) cases, followed by cardio-vascular causes in (25%) cases, intracranial hemorrhage in (12.5%) cases, septicaemia in (12.5%) cases, tuberculosis associated with HIV in (6.25%) case and Pneumonia associated with Parkinsonism in (6.25%) cases. All (100%) of the natural deaths received medical attention prior to death and died in hospital. Injuries were present in 5 cases (31.25%) but were not attributed to causing deaths.

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