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In May 1983, I was one of 350-odd JNU students who ended up in Tihar jail. I don’t recall what it was about, but it led to the president of the student union being expelled...

According to the draft law, technology will be used for surveillance, there will be regular frisking of any prisoner in search of prohibited items

Grant Of Leave With Monitoring Device Part Of New Prison Law New Delhi: The draft prison law prepared by the home ministry has suggested a host of steps like three years jail for possessing a phone, segregation of prisoners like drug addicts, first time offenders, high-risk, foreigners and grant of leave on wearing electronic tracking devices for monitoring their movement and

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As per the 2021 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Prison Statistics, approximately 9,180 prisoners across the country are said to be suffering from some mental illness. However, various studies have found the real number to...

On June 15, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed the need to establish prisons as 'Sudhaar Grah' (Reform Homes) in Uttar Pradesh. He reviewed the

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With an intent to replace antiquated colonial era prison laws, the Model Prisons Act 2023 will shift the focus of incarceration from "retributive deterrence" to "reform and rehabilitation".

The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that it has finalised the preparation of the Model Prisons Act of 2023.

On May 19, the Government finalised a comprehensive 'Model Prisons Act, 2023' replacing the outdated 130-year-old Prison Act, which may help as a guiding