Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said that the state government can decide when convicts, released on special parole in view of COVID-19 outbreak, should return to jails and added that the court's interference is not warranted.
Washington D.C. [USA], June 2 (ANI): Joe Exotic, the star from the popular Netflix series 'Tiger King,' is back in the news after a federal judge ruled that the jailed reality star has to hand over his zoo properties to Carole Baskin as part of a 1 million USD trademark judgment.
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Manu Sharma, a convict in the 1999 Jessica Lal murder case, was released from Tihar Jail yesterday on the grounds of good behaviour after serving more than 16 years in prison, jail officials said on Tuesday.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], May 31 (ANI): Inmates at the Vadodara Central Jail are stitching face masks, making hand sanitiser and soaps and contributing towards the fight against coronavirus.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): Eight people including a police constable have been arrested for organising a rally in Vishrantwadi area to welcome two prisoners who were getting released on parole amid coronavirus lockdown.
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to India, Asein Isaev, met 21 Kyrgyz nationals lodged at Saharanpur jail on Friday and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements for the inmates here.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): One staff and 10 inmates of Rohini Jail have recovered from COVID-19 and have tested negative for the disease, according to officials. With this the count of coronavirus cases in Delhi prisons stands at 9, including three staff.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday released 2,257 convicts, lodged in different jails in Lucknow, on parole for eight weeks.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): A CBI special court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, in Tihar jail.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The process of granting emergency parole to convicts is underway to contain the spread of coronavirus, as per information provided by a Tihar Jail official.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Despite jail authorities speaking of taking adequate measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the total number of virus-infected inmates at Karachi Central Jail has soared past 300, sources at the prison total The Express Tribune on Saturday.