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Overcrowding in prisons: Can India follow the UK's lead?
August 29, 2025 3:35 pm
India’s prison statistics certainly don’t paint a picture of “dignity”. 5,73,220 prisoners confined in 1,330 prisons designed for a capacity of 4,36,266 -- a shortfall of nearly 1.4 lakh spaces
US death row inmate wants to represent himself because he wants to die
May 22, 2025 12:38 am
Prisoners like Robertson are known in capital punishment circles as volunteers —inmates who waive their appeals and effectively request execution
Only instant triple talaq barred, not Talaq-e-Ahsan: Bombay HC
April 24, 2025 5:23 pm
The bench in its order said the First Information Report (FIR) is not registered for the offence of harassment under the Indian Penal Code.
New York correctional officers pummeled handcuffed man before death, footage shows
December 29, 2024 2:40 am
Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison where was incarcerated in Oneida County.
Army Major sentenced to 5 years’ RI, given dishonourable dismissal over sexual assault of minor girl in Delhi
October 15, 2023 3:34 pm
The Major was residing in Delhi along with his wife when allegations surfaced regarding the sexual assault on the 11-year-old daughter of a domestic help.
Azam Khan gets 2-year imprisonment in case booked over 2019 hate speech
July 15, 2023 3:18 pm
A local court finds the SP leader guilty of giving an inflammatory speech targeting CM Yogi Adityanath and the Rampur district magistrate.
Govt launching scheme to help poor pay bail amount, leave jail
April 08, 2023 10:21 am
“This will enable poor prisoners, the majority of whom belong to socially disadvantaged or marginalised groups with lower education and income level, to get out of prison,” the MHA said Friday.
Iran says four prisoners killed and 61 injured in Evin prison fire
October 16, 2022 4:59 pm
Protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death enter second month
Historysheeter and aide get jail terms under Gangsters’ Act
April 17, 2022 4:21 am
Both Muneer and Reyan were booked under the Gangsters Act after they allegedly killed NIA Deputy Superintendent of Police Tanzeel Ahmed and his wife Farzana in 2016.
Solar scam accused Saritha Nair gets 6 years of rigorous imprisonment in cheating case
April 28, 2021 3:25 am
This was one of the cases related to the solar scandal, which had rocked the previous Congress-led Government, in which Saritha has been arraigned as the accused.
IMPRISONMENT VIDEOS
Kerela Hummer case: Beedi tycoon Nisham gets life imprisonment
January 21, 2016 9:38 am
Thrissur, Jan 21 (ANI): A Kerela court on Thursday sentenced Beedi tycoon Muhammad Nisham to life imprisonment for killing a security guard by ramming his luxury SUV into him. The court also imposed a fine of over Rs 80 lakh on Nisham as an additional punishment for murder of security guard Chandra Bose. Nisham had rammed his Hummer into Bose after brutally beating him up as Nisham found Bose slow in opening the main gate.
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