On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down discriminatory clauses in numerous states' prison manuals, criticising the practice of caste-based discrimination, prisoner isolation, and unequal employment distribution in jails, reported PTI. 

According to the report, a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud declared that caste cannot be used to discriminate against prisoners from marginalised communities. The court issued many instructions to guarantee that such practices are eliminated in jails across the country.