Contents:
1. Introduction;
2. An overview of women prisoners in Indian prisons;
3. Landmark judicial pronouncements;
4. Socio-demographic characteristcs of the women prisoners;
5. Extent of effectuation of judicious pronouncement;
6. Causational factors for impending of judicial pronouncement;
7. Conclusions & remedies;
Appendix;
A. International and constitutional provisions;
B. Constitutional provision for prisoners
C. National prison policy;
D. Model prison manual 2001 regarding women prisoners;
E. Convention on the rights of the child (1989).