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SC strikes down rules facilitating caste discrimination in prisonsThe Supreme Court ruled against caste-based discrimination in prisons, declaring it unconstitutional. It ordered the removal of caste refer...- SC directs states, UTs to provide complete information on open prisonsThe Supreme Court has ordered states and Union Territories to provide information on open prisons within four weeks. Open prisons allow con...
- MHA tells states to ensure LGBTQ+ prisoners rights in jailsThe Centre directs state governments to ensure equal prison visitation rights for members of the queer community without discrimination. Gu...
- Don't allow prejudice to imprison usGovernment and Supreme Court address discrimination in prisons, emphasizing equal treatment for all inmates, including LGBTQ+. Efforts to u...
- States, UTs told not to segregate prisoners on caste, class or religionThe Union Home Ministry has urged states and Union Territories to stop segregating prisoners based on caste and religion and stop assigning...
- Speedy trial can become effective tool to address overcrowding in jails, says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms in India has highlighted the "pitiful state of affairs" in the country's prisons, emphasizing...
- Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other inmates: says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has recommended that transgender prisoners should be treated equally and given the same right...
- Gujarat: Amit Shah inaugurates four 'smart schools', takes swipe at AAP's spree of promisesShah also blamed the Congress governments of Gujarat of the past for leaving primary education in the state in a poor condition.
- Centre to bring Model Prisons Act: Amit Shah, asks states to adopt model jail manual"After the prison manual, we are now going to bring the Model Prisons Act, which will bring about necessary changes in the law in force sin...
- Prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities: MHA writes to states, UTsThe Ministry has suggested a regular inspection of the prisons. The order also stressed on the need to take appropriate measures to strengt...
- No parole or furlough for escapees, says central advisoryMHA told states to share ‘real-time alerts’ for tracking of those who escape and also upload the latest photographs of inmates at the time ...
- 3.15 lakh or 65.90% prison inmates from SC, ST, OBC categories: Govt dataOf the total 4,78,600 prison inmates in the country, 3,15,409 or 65.90 per cent belong to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Ot...
- Parole, furlough not absolute right; not to be given to terrorists, hardened criminals: MHAReferring to the Model Prison Manual, 2016, the home ministry said prisoners whose immediate presence in the society may be considered dang...
- Bengal gave nod for 2 detention camps on MHA model, now Mamata says noWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee may have taken a stand against detention centres in her state, but her government approved the building of a...
- Strive to get data about reform and rehabilitation of young convicts: CIC to BPRDThe transparency panel has directed the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) under Section 25 of the RTI Act "to fulfil its obj...
- Most Indian homes smaller than prison cellsThe majority of India’s population, both rural and urban, lives in homes with space smaller than the minimum floor area per person recommen...
- Now, detailed objective to be needed for parole for prisonersThe Centre also desired the jail authorities to use terms as `parole' and `furlough' in place of leave and special leave.
- Course correction after Afzal Guru's hanging; new prison manualThe new model prison manual consisting of 32 chapters aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the adm...
- Home Ministry asks prison authorities to outline objective behind parolesThe Centre also desired the jail authorities to use terms as 'parole' and 'furlough' in place of leave and special leave.
- No death row convict to have Afzal Guru’s fate anymoreHome ministry has revised the 2003 model prison manual that will now require “facilitating and allowing a final meeting between a death row...
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