A report reveals that caste discrimination persists within Indian prisons, despite being outlawed by the Constitution. Practices like segregated dining, differential food quality, and assignment of menial labor based on caste continue. Prison manuals and historical practices, rooted in the 1894 Prisons Act, perpetuate these inequalities, with de-notified tribes facing harsher treatment. This contradicts constitutional guarantees of equality, non-discrimination, and abolition of untouchability, raising questions about the longevity of these practices.