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Bangladeshi man jailed past 6-month term: Meghalaya High Court warns compensation
September 09, 2026 6:13 pm
The Meghalaya High Court was hearing the continued imprisonment of a Bangladeshi national after his six-month sentence, warning that further detention could lead to compensation.
Undertrial need not cut hair grown for religious purposes: Madras High Court
August 27, 2026 1:06 pm
The direction came after the undertrial’s mother referred to his religious faith and the prison rules, and alleged that he was being forced to cut his moustache and tonsure his head.
After 21 years in prison, Madras High Court revives inmate's freedom hope. Here's why
June 05, 2026 8:02 am
The Madras High Court was hearing a petition filed by a son of a life convict, challenging a June 5, 2025, order of the Tamil Nadu government rejecting a request for his premature release.
Inside a farming revolution in an open prison: How 200 Yerawada inmates are supplying fresh veggies to feed 6,000 others
March 15, 2026 12:22 pm
Discover how Maharashtra's oldest open prison uses agriculture and animal husbandry to rehabilitate convicts and sustain one of India's largest jails.
At Yerawada prison, inmates take on role of chess coaches for 200 fellow prisoners
February 13, 2026 6:33 am
The life-term inmate, in his late 40s, is among a group of around 20 prisoners at Yerawada Central Prison who are training nearly 200 fellow inmates interested in chess.
Jails correctional homes with high hopes: Calcutta High Court orders reconsideration of life convict's release after 32 years in jail
January 23, 2026 4:38 pm
Correctional Home Reform Case: Justices Arijit Banerjee and Apurba Sinha Ray allowed the appeal filed by 51-year-old Babulal Jadab alias Babulal Yadav incarcerated for 32 years and quashed the judicial department’s memo rejecting plea for premature release.
Two men arrested after Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, in jail for attempted rape of baby, dies in prison attack
October 12, 2025 8:36 pm
A Prison Service spokesperson said they could not comment while the police investigate.
How many Indian citizens are imprisoned & facing death penalties in foreign jails?
July 31, 2025 4:44 pm
Indians in foreign jails 2025: MoS External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh stated that the government attaches high priority to the safety, security and well-being of Indian nationals in foreign countries, including those in foreign jails.
Give special attention to elderly inmates in jails: Centre to states, UTs
July 07, 2025 6:14 pm
The Centre is committed to creating an ecosystem for protecting, caring, and providing for the well-being of its elderly citizens, says Prison Reforms Director Arun Sobti.
Trackers under skin, robot prison wardens: In UK, vision for justice takes 'dystopian' turn
July 01, 2025 10:37 pm
UK prison technology: The UK’s Labour government is battling a shortage of both the space to hold prisoners and officials to oversee them.
PRISON PHOTOS
Prison Inside Me: South Koreans lock themselves up to escape daily life
November 28, 2018 6:50 am
A downturn in South Korea's high-tech, export-driven economy has intensified a hyper-competitive school and work environment that experts say adds to a high incidence of stress and suicide
PRISON VIDEOS
Suresh Chhara arrested for allegedly attacking journalist Revati Laul
January 21, 2016 11:57 am
Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (ANI): Gujarat riots convict Suresh Chhara, who was out on parole, was arrested in Ahmedabad on Thursday for allegedly attacking journalist Revati Laul. Laul, who is writing a book on the convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, said she was attacked by Chhara when she went to house in Naroda area of Ahmedabad late on Wednesday evening for interviewing him. Chhara has been convicted to 31 years in prison for his involvement in the Naroda Patiya massacre, in which 97 people were killed during the 2002 communal riots. He was out on parole.
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