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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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Four temporary jails set up in Ludhiana to lodge COVID-19 curfew violators
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Four temporary jails have been set up in Ludhiana to lodge those who violate the curfew imposed in the wake of coronavirus, Police Commissioner Rakesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.
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Delhi High-powered committee relaxes criteria for granting bail to under-t
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In a bid to decongest the jails in the national capital amid the coronavirus lockdown, a High-Powered Committee constituted by Delhi government has relaxed the criteria for the release of the prisoners on interim bail.
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COVID-19: MP amends Prisoner's Leave Rules to decongest jails
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has amended the MP Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, allowing prisoners to be on parole for a maximum of 60 days. This step is being taken to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak.
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Sindh Human Rights body expresses concern over status of prisoners amid CO
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar 28 (ANI): The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed grave concern over the status of prisoners locked in jails across the country.
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COVID-19: Punjab to give parole to 6000 prisoners from jails to decongest
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): To decongest prisons in wake of COVID-19, Punjab is giving parole to 6000 prisoners from jails across the state, these are prisoners who were sentenced to less than seven years in prison, said Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Punjab Jail Minister on Thurs
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To stop spread of COVID-19 in jails, Haryana decides to release prisoners
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in jails, the Haryana government has decided to release convicted prisoners with up to seven years of sentence on parole or bail.
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Two sports facilities in Chandigarh converted into temporary jails amid co
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday declared that two sports facilities in the city have been converted into temporary jails.
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COVID-19: Calcutta HC directs constitution of 3-member panel to examine ba
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Calcutta High Court, while hearing a PIL on overcrowding in jails, on Tuesday ordered to constitute a 3-member committee to examine how many prisoners can be released on bail and how many can get parole amid a growing coronavirus threat.
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COVID-19: SC asks all states to release undertrial prisoners facing minor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less than seven years imprisonment, to reduce overcrowding of jails amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Delhi govt to decongest all jails in the city, HC told
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday told Delhi High Court that it has decided to decongest all the jails in the national capital in a bid to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
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Afghanistan releases several prisoners to decongest jails amid COVID-19 co
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan authorities on Sunday decided to release "a number of prisoners" as part of measures undertaken to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country, the presidential palace said in a statement.
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