New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
Abuja [Nigeria], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government said on Thursday that over 3,000 inmates are yet to be recaptured following recent jailbreaks in the most populous African country.
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Tihar Jail officials on Thursday informed that three mobile phone jammers have been installed in the jail premises.
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Government of NCT of Delhi has informed the Delhi High Court that 14 law officers have already been appointed and are expected to be at their respective jails on daily basis.
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that there was an urgent need for prison reforms and enhanced prison management while observing that it is a "sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail" which has become a "den of criminals.
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Businessmen Gopal Ansal, Sushil Ansal, and one other moved the Sessions Court against Magistrate Court's recent order convicting and sentencing them to seven years jail for tampering with evidence in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested five jail officials in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday sentenced convict businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal and others to seven years jail term in the case related to tampering with the crucial evidence in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday reached Banda's Mandal Jail and interrogated Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Mukhtar Ansari.
Fatehgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): The inmates in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh district Jail created ruckus on Sunday after a prisoner died during Dengue treatment in a hospital.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 7 (ANI): North Tripura District Court awarded jail custody to four people who have been arrested for allegedly promoting hatred among two religious groups after the October 26 violence in Tripura's Panisagar area.