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UP prisons to be known as "Reform Homes": CM Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform. He expressed the need to establish prisons as 'Sudhaar Grah' (Reform Homes) and issued instructions regarding the prepa
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Centre finalises comprehensive 'Model Prisons Act, 2023', revising colonia
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Revising the 130-years-old colonial-era outdated Prison Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has finalised a comprehensive 'Model Prisons Act, 2023', which may serve as a guiding document for the states and for adoption in their jurisdiction.
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PIL seeks direction to Delhi govt to appoint one law officer for every jai
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government and DG Tihar to ensure compliance of Section 6 of Delhi Prison Act, 2000, by appointing one law officer for every jail in the national capital.
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