LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is set to place before the state cabinet a proposal to approve the Uttar Pradesh Jail Manual (First Amendment), 2025, drafted in compliance with a landmark Supreme Court order against caste-based discrimination inside Indian prisons. The move follows directions issued by the SC seeking removal of all caste-linked practices governing labour allocation, barrack segregation, and treatment of inmates, including those classified as members of "denotified tribes" or "habitual offenders."Officials say changes mark an important step towards modernising prison administration.P2...