New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Two-time Olympic winner Sushil Kumar who is currently lodged in the national capital's Tihar Jail will coach fellow prison inmates in wrestling and impart fitness tips to them, officials said.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 13 (ANI): In its bid to keep jail inmates abreast about ongoings in the outside world, Central Jail of Indore has got its own radio channel 'Jail Vaani-FM 18.77'.
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): In order to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of inmates, Delhi Prisons signed an MoU with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) on Tuesday.
Damascus [Syria], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in an attempt to free IS inmates, a war monitor reported.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 30 prisoners tested positive for COVID-19 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, said officials on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 66 jail inmates and 48 staff of three different prisons in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19, said officials on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): As many as 21 inmates and 28 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in national capital prisons, informed Director General (prisons) Sandeep Goel on Friday.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): In a bizarre incident reported in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, five inmates belonging to the same ward injured themselves, said jail officials.
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Two inmates and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in different jails of Tihar, said prison officials on Monday.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 22 (ANI): An exclusive radio system for prisoners named 'Radio Ujala Punjab' was inaugurated at the Central Jail in Ludhiana by Praveen Kumar Sinha, IPS, ADGP Prisons, Punjab.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], 22 December (ANI): As cold wave conditions have gripped North India, the authorities of Lucknow's Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden have taken precautionary measures to help zoo inmates survive the cold spell.
Tokyo [Japan], December 21 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday executed three people who were on death row, marking the first time the death penalty was carried out under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, Kyodo news agency reported.