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SC directs states, UTs to furnish updated details on prisons, including overcrowdingThe Supreme Court has ordered all states and Union territories to submit updated jail statistics by May 18. This includes prison capacity, ...
Delhi crime files: Half the prison cells are filled with youth aged 21–30; Is the capital losing its future behind bars?Delhi Crime: Nearly 50% of Delhi's 18,969 prisoners are between 21 and 30 years old, with over 55% under 30. Poverty, unemployment, and the...
Chaitanyananda claims threat to his life; Delhi court seeks report from prison authoritiesChaitanyananda also said he was not allowed to wear his monk's robes despite repeated applications before the prison authorities, nor was h...
Majority undertrials from poorer sections, shows NCRB dataWhile the number of convicts from SCs, STs and OBCs stood at 89,802, those under trial stood at 283,535, with the highest number in Uttar P...
70 pc of foreign prisoners in India under-trials: Govt dataThe recently released annual 'Prison Statistics India 2020' of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows there were 4,926 foreigners l...
Number of prisons fall while inmate count rises 1.5%: ReportThe number of prisons at the national level has decreased by 3.3% from 1,351 in 2019 to 1,306 in 2020 while the number of inmates lodged in...
Jailed foreigners to get access to diplomatic mission only on written requestPrisons fall in the state list but states inform the external affairs ministry on arrest, detention and request for consular access of a fo...
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...
Three in four death row convicts from vulnerable sections: ReportThe ‘Death Penalty India Report’, released in Delhi on Friday, does not allege direct discrimination against prisoners from such background.
President Pranab Mukherjee approves Correctional Service medals for prison personnelPresident Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Correctional Service medals to the following prison personnel on the occasion of Republic Day, ...
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.
Over 1400 undertrials can be released from jail: AAP government to High CourtThe AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that over 1,400 undertrial prisoners can be released from jails of the national capital if...
Pranab Mukherjee approves President's correctional medalsPresident Pranab Mukherjee has approved the correctional service medals to the prison personnel on the occasion of Republic Day.
New ward for old-age inmates inaugurated at TiharKeeping in mind the health and age-related problems faced by elderly inmates, Tihar Director General Alok Verma today inaugurated a new war...
Bring back Indian prisoners dying in Pakistani jails: BJP MPThree Indian prisoners have died inside Pakistani jails in the recent past and many others are languishing there even after the end of thei...
Double the inmates in Tihar Jail than its capacityThe high-security Tihar jail houses more than double the number of inmates than its authorised capacity, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Sheila Dikshit inaugurates semi-open prison complex at Tihar JailChief Minister Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated a semi-open prison complex at Tihar Jail which has been set up with an aim to "mould" think...
- Women inmates to take part in Tihar campus recruitment drive
"It is the third such exercise. In the earlier two campus placements conducted this year, 95 inmates were absorbed," Deputy Inspector Gener...