Women getting pregnant in West Bengal jails, 196 babies born, Calcutta high court told

Amicus curiae seeks ban on male staff entering women's enclosures in Bengal's correctional homes after women prisoners get pregnant. Report highlights lack of medical infrastructure in jails, with 196 births occurring. Court ordered pregnancy tests and monitoring by chief judicial magistrates. Overcrowding found in women's wards with 400 prisoners in Dum Dum Central Correctional Home.