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Trio near Grantham sentenced for trying to smuggle alcohol and mobile into prison  | Updated: 17:28, 18 December 2020 Two men and a woman were sentenced today for conspiracy to bring prohibited articles into prison including alcohol and a mobile phone. Darren Guildford, 46, of Nether Street, Harby, in the Vale of Belvoir, was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Lincoln Crown Court today for conspiracy to bring, throw or convey prohibited articles into HMP North Sea Camp, contrary to section 1...

Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Note of The Wires Prison Report, Orders Overhaul of Prison Manual The order has reproduced several findings published by The Wire in a report on institutionalised casteism in prisons, and has termed them as “striking”. The Rajasthan high courts Jodhpur bench. Photo: Rajasthan high court The Wire, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan high court has directed the state government to undertake steps to ensure the complete overhaul of the state prison manual. The...

It is amazing to watch the Supreme Court building that symbolises a wonderful architectural tradition. It is more so when one looks at the flock of birds that fly over the court’s tomb, epitomising universal liberty, a theme that the Constitution tried to imbibe. It contains provisions for certain fundamental rights even for non-citizens. Article 21 promises right to life and personal liberty to ‘any person’. The court has interpreted life to always mean dignified life. Recently, when a B...

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourists who make online bookings for their accommodations shall be charged with tourism tax, which will be levied on them.

From Segregation to Labour, Manu’s Caste Law Governs the Indian Prison System In several states, prison manuals still dictate that labour within the prison should be assigned on the basis of caste. Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Rights10/Dec/2020 This article, part of the series ‘Barred–The Prisons Project’, is produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. New Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore: On his first day at the Alwar district prison, Ajay Kumar* was gearing...