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Pakistan: Chaman jailbreak highlights poor condition of facilities
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The recent jailbreak incident in Pakistan's Chaman region has shed light on the poor and decrepit condition of facilities in the country that has not undergone renovation since their construction.
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Study reveals how tuberculosis cases in prisons worldwide go unnoticed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered TB case rates to be persistently high and case detection to be low in jails, indicating the need for health organisations to step up efforts to stop the spread of TB among this high-risk demographic. A recent study done by the Boston University School of Public Health
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India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on January 1 and July 1.
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Half of tuberculosis cases in prisons worldwide go unnoticed: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase efforts to reduce the spread of TB among this high-risk population.
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Pakistan: Prisoners escape after attacking officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the police, the prisoners attacked the officials when they were leaving their barracks for Eid ul Adha prayers. The police said that the prisoners snatched a weapon from a jail official and fled from the spot.
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Palestinian caught trying to smuggle sperm out of prison
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The bottle was found hidden on a Palestinian who stays in a correctional facility outside of the Ramon Prison walls.
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Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada orders to free 2,178 prisoners For Eid-a
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the Supreme Court, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada released orders to free 2,178 prisoners ahead of Eid al Adha, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan hands over 27 Afghan prisoners to Taliban authorities
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to Afghan officials, Pakistan has handed over 27 Afghan prisoners to the Taliban authorities at the Torkham crossing border, Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
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NHRC issues advisory to Centre and states to stop suicides in prisons, see
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Commission has observed that most of the unnatural deaths of prisoners occur due to suicide. Therefore, besides focusing on their mental well-being to stop suicides, the Commission has emphasized that the barracks as well as the toilets should be kept free of objects because most suicide
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Delhi Court seeks report from DG Prison on gangster's plea seeking transfe
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Thursday sought a report from the Director General (DG) Prison on a plea by gangster Ankesh Lakra seeking his transfer to Mandoli jail from Tihar Jail on medical grounds.
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UAE President pardons 988 prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 988 prisoners serving various sentences in the UAE ahead of Eid Al Adha.
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MP: Indore Central Jail inmates perform yoga with MP Shankar Lalwani on In
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Over 2,400 inmates, including women prisoners, participated in the International Yoga Day programme at Indore Central Jail in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.
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