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Types of Prison Inmates

Prison inmates lodged in Indian jails are categorised as Convicts, Undertrials and Detenues. A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". An undertrial is a person who is currently on trial in a court of law. A detenu is any person held in custody.

Prison inmates lodged in Indian jails in relation to non-Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes are classified as civil prisoners. They consist of Convicts and Undertrials.

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