Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan was released from Lucknow jail on Thursday 28 months after being detained while travelling to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a 19-year-old girl had allegedly been raped and killed.
Karkardooma Court on Monday directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide a phone calling facility thrice a week for 5 minutes to 7 to accused including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid after considering their conduct report and other facts.
A Georgia appeals court rejected Randall Miller's request to have his sentence shortened earlier this week, so he will now have to complete another two years of probation.
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
The Dasna Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad has started a radio station for prisoners. Music and topics related to spiritual, educational and entertainment are played on the radio. The radio station is operated by the inmates themselves who are skilled in doing so.
A four-year-old boy, who went to meet his brother in jail, was allegedly stamped on the cheek by the prison staff at Lakhimpuri Kheri of Uttar Pradesh, police said, adding that an investigation is underway.
Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Tikunia incident in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh and son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, has been released from the district jail late on Friday evening.
Chhattisgarh's Ajay Mandavi, who teaches wood calligraphy art to jail inmates, has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award, Padam Shri, by the Union government for excellence in art.