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Prison-rights association Antigone said in a report on Monday that over 100 inmates have committed suicide in Italian jails since the start of last year. (ANSA)
Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed against the 2018 Delhi Prison Rules fixing a cap on the number of visits to an inmate by family members, relatives, friends and legal advisers. - SC Rejects Plea On Capping Number Of Visits To Inmates Under Delhi Prison Rules; Key Updates
Their families have contested police's claim that the deaths were natural and have asked for a detailed inquiry into the causes of their respective deaths.
On July 16, CJI N.V. Ramana said there are 6.1 lakh people jailed in the country’s 1,378 prisons. In a matter of a day, the number had risen to 6.22 lakh prisoners.
Sabrina mahtani is human rights lawyer who researches prisons rights issues across africa. here's her reaction on the situation. the situation on the continent is really dire in terms of patent rights. ——of prison rights. i think this is an issue that is routinely left to the bottom of government agendas and sadly, it's only when a very tragic incident like what has happened in burundi happens that it gets to have some attention. we know that the majority of prisons on the continent are vastly overcrowded and many of them, actually, are holding prisoners who are not even sentenced. so i th...