Page 3 - Indian Jails
Decongestion of jails: SC asks details of prisoners released amid pandemic
Supreme Court directed the states and UTs to furnish details of prisoners who have been released on interim bail or parole in pursuance to the last month's order
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Gangster Chhota Rajan gets 10 years in jail in 2013 Malad firing case
A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Tuesday sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to 10 years in jail for a firing incident in suburban Malad in 2013.
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Didn't get medical treatment for toothache in jail: Umar Khalid tells court
The court directed the jail authorities to file a compliance report before it within two days
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Indian jails remained overcrowded and under-staffed in 2019: NCRB data
Jails across India remained overcrowded in 2019 with these facilities lodging 4.78 lakh prisoners against the actual capacity of 4.03 lakh, reveals the latest data by the NCRB.
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Packed jails amid Covid-19 a blot on justice system: CHRI Sr Advisor
In a Q&A, Maja Daruwala, who is also a member of a panel constituted by NHRC, dwells on policing during the lockdown and in general, and the dismal state of the country's prisons
 "Packed jails amid Covid-19 a blot on justice system: CHRI Sr Advisor")
India coronavirus dispatch: Lessons from the Sri Lankan experience
Why India's jails remain overcrowded during pandemic, the relationship between Vitamin D and Covid-19, and building a quarantine bubble-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic
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BS READS: Are corporate-run prisons an answer to India's rotting jails?
By allowing corporate entities to manage separate jails for undertrials, state governments could free up to 70 per cent capacity in India's notoriously overcrowded prisons
 "BS READS: Are corporate-run prisons an answer to India's rotting jails?")
Thousands of prisoners to be released over coronavirus to decongest jails
In Delhi's Tihar prison that is bursting at the seams, 1,500 inmates are likely to be released soon in the second batch, officials said on Monday.
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Aadhaar card with jail address leads man back to prison for murder
When confronted, Sunny accepted he was among the four who killed Tiwari following a drunken brawl
Mallya case effect? India building better jails for fugitive millionaires
The government is in the process of improving standards of prisons across Maharashtra state
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