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At Pune’s Yerawada Jail, inmates turn artists for Ganeshotsav, shaping idols and hope
August 27, 2025 2:05 pm
Deputy Superintendent of Prison Pallavi Kadam says that during Ganeshotsav, people from all communities inside Yerawada jail come together and “for 10 days, there is a different atmosphere.”
As convict flees Pune’s Yerawada open prison, a look at these minimal security jails and how their inmates are picked
December 13, 2024 2:29 pm
From good behaviour to physical health, inmates have to meet several criteria before they are selected to move to an open prison.
7 cell phones, 5 chargers, vaping device seized in sweep at Pune’ Yerwada Jail, probe on
September 03, 2024 11:36 am
During the sweep, cell phones, accessories and a vaping device were recovered, some of which were abandoned in the dustbin next to the prison washroom, some were hidden behind a wall and some were found in shrubs next to a barrack of the open prison.
Chess for freedom: A checkmate for stigma surrounding the incarcerated
June 19, 2024 7:49 pm
The second ‘Chess for freedom’ conference kicked off in Pune. It was organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in partnership with IndianOil.
812 CCTV cams to keep an eye on Yerawada inmates
February 04, 2024 7:53 am
The programme was attended by Dr Jalindar Supekar, Special Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Swati Sathe, Deputy Director General of Prisons, Sunil Dhamal, Superintendent of Yerwada Central Prison, and other officials from the prison department.
Over-crowded jails get washing machines to control skin diseases of inmates
January 12, 2024 8:31 pm
The Yerwada Central Prison in Pune has become the first jail in the state to have washing machines for inmates.
Yerawada jail medical officer arrested for facilitating drug racketeer Lalit Patil's escape
December 05, 2023 4:25 am
The police told the court that CMO Dr Sanjay Marsale made phone, WhatsApp calls to other accused to aid Lalit Patil’s escape.
DRDO espionage case: Consent for voice layer, psychological analysis not required, ATS tells court
July 21, 2023 7:20 pm
Last month, the ATS had submitted two applications before the court, seeking DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar's consent for his "polygraph test" and "voice layer and psychological analysis" tests.
Coin box phones make way for new smart card system at Yerawada jail
June 24, 2023 8:31 am
This move will also help in bringing down the smuggling of mobiles in jail, officials said. At the launch, a total of six inmates used the opportunity to talk to their families.
The Anda Cell murder: When a terror suspect was killed using string from Bermuda shorts—and the accused were acquitted
June 28, 2023 4:25 pm
Holding that extrajudicial confessions are unreliable, a court rejected the claim that the accused, two hardened criminals, had decided to kill Mohammed Qateel to prevent him from planting another bomb at the Dagdusheth temple.
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