The clip in question purportedly shows a group of inmates celebrating an inmate's birthday with eatables and singing songs in one of the jail barracks. Jail officials have since also initiated an inquiry and seized the phone used to record the video.
This initiative, which was organised by the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Establishments and Dubai Police's community-based initiative 'Positive Spirit' in cooperation with the Emirates Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (EBBF), is part of Dubai Police's broader effort to
The Delhi High Court on Friday formed a Committee headed by the Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to give suggestions to improve the healthcare facilities in prisons in the national capital, observing that every prison inmate has an inherent right to life and humane treatment.
Jailed Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has started a hunger strike in prison, protesting against the limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Monday citing the Nobel laureate's family.
District administration authorities in J-K's Anantnag, in collaboration with the Ayush department and district legal services, organized a medical health check-up camp and yoga training session for various prisoners lodged at the district jail in Anantnag, said officials on Friday.
These inmates of Keriye Prison have to work for more than half their day in the vast fields of red dates called jujubes, according to a prison employee and a guard.
Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee in collaboration with Tihar Prisons launched its flagship program for the benefit of the inmates of Prisons, named "Kanooni Saksharta - Sabka Adhikar" from Tihar Jail, New Delhi on Saturday.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Nashik Central Prison has reintroduced its 'Galabhet' program, enabling families to reunite with their incarcerated loved ones.
Dayvion Blaske (23), was killed in the incident and three other inmates were taken to a hospital “all with stab wounds,” and a fifth person was treated by Jail medical staff on Thursday evening, the department said.
A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of cases.