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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Who were the Auschwitz victims killed by Nazis?The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being observed this year. Auschwitz, largest of the Nazi concentrat...
Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of BNSS for undertrial prisoners' reliefThe Central government has urged all states and Union Territories to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ...
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...
Establishing open prisons can be solution to decongest jails: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court suggested establishing open jails as a solution to prison overcrowding and prisoner rehabilitation. Open prisons allow co...
700 inmates get job in hotel industry, 1200 more to get employed soon: Tihar prisons chiefReplying to a question over jail reforms during his tenure in Tihar, Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said, "We have started skill...
Alabama is building the most expensive prison in US history at a cost of $1 billionAlabama's Elmore County has approved the construction of a $1.08 billion, 4,000-bed prison, making it the most expensive prison in US histo...
India doesn't need 70,000 judges; just fill vacancies to cut backlogEveryone agrees that judicial pendency is a serious problem in India. Most of the suggested big-ticket reforms call for major changes in th...
SC rejects Sahara chief Subrata Roy's plea for being kept in house arrestJethmalani also said Sahara was trying to strike a deal with international buyers and the problem is that it would be difficult to do so wh...