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Himachal Pradesh govt amends prison manual to address casteism among inmat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The prison manual's amendments were carried out on the directives of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh, which is a step forward towards Vyavastha Parivartan.
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MHA amends Prison Manuals to combat caste discrimination and redefine 'Hab
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced key amendments to the Model Prison Manual, 2016 and the Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023 to address caste-based discrimination in prisons across states and Union Territories (UTs) and redefine the term "Habitual Offender"
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Pak Muslim League leader says Imran Khan's meetings deal flouts prison man
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), senior leader Irfan Siddiqui, has expressed astonishment regarding what he termed an "unprecedented agreement" between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the Adiala Jail administration, allowing his meetings with party leaders.
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"Have faith in judiciary...": Slain IAS' wife after top court lists petiti
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Anand Mohan was released from Saharsa prison on April 27, after the Nitish Kumar government amended the Bihar Prison Manual 2012 thus allowing the release of 27 convicts including the gangster-turned-politician.
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Plea filed in Patna HC against Bihar Prison Manual's amendment, petitioner
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The amendment of Bihar Prison Manual 2012, according to which the convicts who have served 14 or 20 years in jail could now be released, is "arbitrary and unreasonable", an advocate who filed a plea in the Patna High Court against the government's move said on Thursday.
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"Were convicts in Gujarat also released under RJD-Nitish Kumar pressure...
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Monday notified the release of 27 prisoners, including Anand Mohan Singh, days after amending the Bihar Prison Manual.
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Keep jail inmates inclined towards propagating radicalization ideology in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a direction to the prison administration of all states and the Union Territories (UTs) to pay special attention to ensuring that "inmates inclined towards propagating the ideology of radicalization and those who have the propensity and potential t
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Amit Shah calls for modernization of jails
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 4 (ANI): Emphasizing on the modernisation of jails, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the perception about prisons needs to be changed in society.
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Prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all the states and Union Territories as well as their prison authorities to take effective steps to prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities.
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Pakistan's under-trial prisoners seek rights and better living conditions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Undertrial prisoners incarcerated in the Camp Jail Lahore have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to ensure the provision of the "very few rights guaranteed to prisoners under the outdated British prison manual".
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Odisha govt revises jail manual
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 17 (ANI): Revising the outdated prison manual, the Odisha government has issued the new Odisha Model Jail Manual, 2020, which includes the judicial and legislative changes related to jails made over the past 78 years.
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