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Bureau of Corrections The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has warned inmates in all its prison facilities that they will face stiff sanctions if caught in possession of contrabands. It issued the warning after it conducted a search operation at Building 9 of the maximum security compound at

Bureau of Corrections Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Thursday, June 3, assured that necessary steps will be taken following the riot last June 1 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City where one prisoner died. Guevarra said he has yet to receive the report from the Bu

AMARAVATI: Chief Justice of the  Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Arup Kumar Goswami took into consideration the recent resolutions of a High Power Committee (HPC) over the conditions in the state jails and release of undertrial prisoners in the wake of the coronavirus spreading among prisoners there. The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the constitution of an HPC in each state

‘Buzz of a Mosquito… But With the Sound of Grief’: The Lives of India’s Women Prisoners When Indian women go to prison, they mostly go to a prison inside a prison. Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Women08/Mar/2021 This article, part of the series ‘Barred–The Prisons Project’, is produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. New Delhi/Nagpur: To fit 45 women in a room so small that it needs only one bulb and a fan, says Aparajita Bose,...

Raj govt amends prison norms to omit caste-based labour assignment India Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 17:16 [IST] Jaipur, Feb 16: Rajasthan government made three amendments to Prison Rules to omit caste-based labour assignment in jails. This comes after High Court took suo motu cognizance of media report on caste practices in prisons. Representational Image In Rule 67 on "Cooking of Food" that had eligibility criterion of "Brahmin/high-caste Hindu" inmate, new line on no selection based...

The Wire Impact: After 70 Years, Rajasthan Amends Prison Manual That Sanctioned Caste-Based Labour The move comes nearly two months after The Wire’s report had exposed conditions of institutionalised casteism in prisons of Rajasthan and several other states in India. Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Rights13/Feb/2021 Mumbai: For over 70- years, the Rajasthan state had followed an unconstitutional and violative prison manual that allowed assignment of labour on the basis of a prisonerâ€...

SC halts death sentence of mentally ill prisoners Top Story February 11, 2021 LAHORE: Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled that death sentence of a condemned prisoner would not be carried out if he/she is unable, due to mental illness, to understand the rationale and reason behind his/her punishment. “We hold that if a condemned prisoner, due to mental illness, is found to be unable to comprehend the rationale and reason behind his/her punishment, carrying out the death sentence will not m...

The Supreme Court abolished death penalties for prisoners with mental illnesses in a landmark judgment on Wednesday. If a prisoner on death row is unable to comprehend the rationale behind their punishment due to a mental illness, then carrying out the death sentence does not

Apex court commutes sentences of two inmates on death row, asks for a fresh mercy petition to be filed for a third.

SC offers relief to mentally ill convicts Commutes death sentence of two prisoners to life imprisonment Supreme Court. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE: In a landmark verdict, the top court has commuted the death sentence of two mentally challenged patients – who have been behind bars for decades – to life imprisonment while also asking the authorities to avoid a limited definition of mental disorders. A five-judge larger bench presided over by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik issued a 51-...