![An individual lying in a metal-framed bed inside the Asha Kiran institution.](/sites/default/files/media_2024/01/202401drd_India_AshaKiran.jpeg)
Nearly 1000 men, women, and children are trapped in Asha Kiran, most of whom will live there for their entire lives. Some are confined to a bed with limited to no activity and are at risk of irreversibly stunted physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development.
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