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NCRB data collection in prisons can go on, SC clarifies in caste bias matterThe Supreme Court clarified that its order to remove caste details from jail records won't affect data collection by the National Crime Rec...
President Murmu's speech on plight of prisoners prompted SC report: CJI D Y ChandrachudChief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, at the release of three Supreme Court publications, highlighted President Droupadi Murmu's role in...
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 sets aside jail manual rules of states for promoting caste-based discrimination in prisonsThe Supreme Court has nullified discriminatory provisions in state prison manuals, condemning caste-based segregation and labor distributio...
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...
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...
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...
UP decides to do away with British-era jail manualUnder the new system, dishes like 'kheer' and 'seviyan' will also be made in the jail during the major festivals. During Ramzan, arrangemen...
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 ...
Sasikala's lawyer hopes for her early release, AIADMK says no change in stand of keeping her at bayN Raja Senthoor Pandian, lawyer of the jailed confidante of the late AIADMK supremo, said that as per the Karnataka Prison Manual, she is e...
Tihar gets ready to execute Nirbhaya case convictsMukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) are scheduled to be hanged on Friday at 5.30 am for the ...
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...
Framing of new manual for Tihar Jail not a 5-year project: HC to AAP govtThe new manual is aimed at bringing uniformity in rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and management of prisoners...
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...
High Court directs Sikkim government to establish dispensaries in jailsSikkim HC has directed the state government to establish dispensaries in the Central Jail at Rongyek in East Sikkim and South district pris...
Jail to cut Sanjay Dutt’s furlough for delay in returningDutt, who had applied for 14-days' furlough in December 2014, was supposed to return to Yerwada central prison on January 8.
- Nalini accuses jail authorities of mistreating her
Convicted Rajiv Gandhi assassin Nalini Sriharan, who is serving a life sentence in the Vellore Central Jail, has accused prison authorities...