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Youth in Taloja Jail face neglect and despair behind iron walls.

Solitude and systemic failures quietly erode prisoners’ mental and physical health.

Hope fades as corruption and indifference shadow daily life in prison.

Narya was a prisoner in Taloja Central Jail, Navi Mumbai. He was young and had already spent a few years in jail. With overgrown hair, a thick moustache and a full-grown beard, he was an eccentric who would roam the prison yard with complete disregard. Since he routinely got into quarrels with the jailer and physical fights with other inmates, people were wary of him. Otherwise, he would get along well with other inmates. Once, he hit a jail superintendent on his face, after which the jailers mercilessly tortured him by resorting to nalbandi —w

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