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Punjab govt launches initiative to tackle drug addiction among jail inmate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 5 (ANI): To tackle drug addiction among jail inmates, the Punjab government in partnership with the Special Task Force (STF) on Friday launched a Peer Support Network with substance use disorder (SUD).
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Amravati murder case accused attacked by inmates in Mumbai prison
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 28 (ANI): Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in the Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe murder case, was "attacked" by five prisoners inside the Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. He was then shifted to another barrack in the same prison, police said.
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CCTV footage of Sharjeel Imam's cell played out in court
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): A compact disc (CD) containing CCTV footage of Sharjeel Imam's jail cell was played in the courtroom on Saturday which showed Imam being pushed and slapped by inmates.
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Punjab govt launches first ever Drug screening drive for diagnosing drug a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Roopnagar (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): In an attempt to make Punjab jails free from illegal drugs, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday launched the first-ever 'Drug Screening Drive' for diagnosing drug abuse in the prison inmates.
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185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 7 (ANI): 185 inmates from Kandahar's central jail were set free in Afghanistan on Thursday, Xinhua reported, quoting jail commander Mawlawi Akhtar Mohammad Hussaini as saying.
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Death toll rises to 53 in Colombian prison fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of inmates who died after a fire broke out on Tuesday during a prison riot in the Colombian town of Tulua rose to 53, local health authorities said Friday.
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Kejriwal Government to provide educational support to Tihar Jail inmates
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): To help Tihar Jail inmates reintegrate better with the society after completion of their jail term, the Kejriwal government will now provide them with skill training and educational support. Prior to this, Delhi Government school teachers will study their edu
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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51 killed, 24 injured in Colombian prison riot fire
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 29 (ANI): At least 51 prisoners were killed and 24, including an unspecified number of guards were injured on Tuesday in a blaze at a prison in the western Colombian city of Tolua, after inmates rioted and set fire to mattresses.
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At least 49 dead in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the country's prison agency said on Tuesday.
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President Kovind interacts with the inmates of Krishna Kutir at Vrindavan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday visited Krishna Kutir at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh and interacted with the inmates.
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Centre asks states, UTs to celebrate 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' with jail i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Central government has directed all the states and the Union Territories to conduct events in jails across the country to celebrate 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' with inmates lodged under charges of various offences.
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