The Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has recommended that transgender prisoners should be treated equally and given the same right...

Mohan being accused of the murder of a Dalit IAS officer is another factor, and how the Dalit communities react to it remains to be seen, a...

"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...

Under the new system, dishes like 'kheer' and 'seviyan' will also be made in the jail during the major festivals. During Ramzan, arrangemen...

Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Administration and Reforms Lucknow Shailendra Kumar suspended the deputy jailor with immediate effect o...

The Enforcement Director had made a startling revelation in November last year that it had unearthed a "secret underground office" in Tihar...

MHA told states to share ‘real-time alerts’ for tracking of those who escape and also upload the latest photographs of inmates at the time ...

Many political prisoners in Maharashtra and Delhi has been struggling for access to basic necessities these last few months. Often, it is m...

The transparency panel has directed the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) under Section 25 of the RTI Act "to fulfil its obj...

The Daily Report also showed that Elavarasi on that day had seven visitors, but the total time spent by her was recorded as 45 minutes from...

There are frequent reports of undertrials escaping from custody while being taken for production in a court or returning from there from so...

A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to take urgent steps to ensure proper tr...

According to the prison manual, foreign prisoners should be kept in a separate cell to avoid clashes with local prisoners.

The new model prison manual consisting of 32 chapters aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the adm...

In Madhya Pradesh, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan led a vigorous yoga session, which didn't include suryanamaskar as per Centre's directive.

Shiv Sena member Rahul Shewale alleged that Dutt has been "misusing" the parole facility as he was "frequently" out of jail.

Balakrishnan also pointed out that issue of prison reforms & improvement required in criminal justice system is a serious point of concern ...