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Convene sentence review board meetings more frequently to decongest jails:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking directions to convene Sentence Review Board (SRB) meetings more frequently so more eligible inmates can be released from prisons in order to decongest the jails.
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Delhi Zoo slaughtering buffalo calves to feed canine inmates amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): With slaughterhouses shut during the lockdown and avaliability of red meat a scarce, Delhi Zoo is feeding its canine inmates with the meat of buffalo calves procured locally and slaughtered in the Zoo itself.
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19 inmates of Indore Central Jail test positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): As many as 19 prisoners of Indore Central Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, informed Praveen Jadia, Chief Medical and Health Officer, Indore, on Tuesday.
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Jammu: Girls make around 2,000 masks daily for COVID-19 warriors
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 25 (ANI): Inmates of Drishti hostel here are making masks for the frontline warriors who are battling COVID-19 pandemic. A group of 20-30 girls are making around 2000 face masks per day.
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Delhi: Two Mandoli jail inmates assault another prisoner
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Two inmates of Mandoli jail in Delhi assaulted another prisoner, informed Tihar jail officials on Friday.
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Paraplegics make masks for police, healthcare workers in Mohali to fight C
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): In order to help frontline warriors battling COVID-19 pandemic, inmates of the Paraplegic Rehabilitation Center (PRC) in Mohali are making masks and distributing it to police personnel, healthcare and sanitation workers for free.
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Six inmates at Indore Central Jail test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Six prisoners at Indore Central Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, said Lakshman Singh Bhadauria, Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail.
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Joaquin Phoenix calls for NY to release some prisoners amid COVID-19 sprea
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): American actor Joaquin Phoenix called for New York to release some prison inmates, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Inmates of jails in UP stitch PPEs, masks at record pace to help fight COV
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Choosing not to stay behind while the entire country continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the inmates of jails in Uttar Pradesh have stepped up and started stitching Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) which are being handed ove
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Inmates, staff in jails taking precautions, adhering to social distancing
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Jail authorities in the national capital have told the High Powered Committee that prisoners, staff and others working in prisons are taking necessary precautions and are adhering to social distancing.
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Jail inmates in UP make 3 lakh masks to prevent spread of coronavirus: DG
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Director General (Prisons) Anand Kumar on Saturday commended jail inmates across the state for their effort in making masks to combat coronavirus.
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Iran temporarily frees 100,000 prisoners to limit spread of Coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran[Iran], Mar 29 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 100,000 inmates have been temporarily freed from Iranian prisons as of Sunday to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, a judiciary spokesman has said.
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