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Delhi jails report total 111 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The total count of coronavirus cases including the staff in different Delhi jails and inmates is 111, Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel said on Friday.
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17 out of 29 inmates in Delhi's Madoli jail test positive for COVID-19, 12
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Of the 29 inmates who were sharing a barrack in Mandoli jail with a person who passed away on June 15 and was later found COVID-19 positive, 17 have tested positive while 12 others are negative, said Director General (Prisons), Delhi.
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39 deliveries took place in Delhi prisons in last 10 years; police on Safo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Opposing the bail plea of student activist Safoora Zargar, who has raised pregnancy as one of the grounds for relief in northeast Delhi violence case, police on Monday submitted before the Delhi High Court that 39 deliveries have taken place in Delhi prisons
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4 constables of Thane Central Jail test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): As many as four constables attached to the Thane Central Jail in Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19, as per information provided by Deepak Pandey, Inspector General of Prisons on Sunday.
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One staff, 10 inmates of Delhi's Rohini jail recover from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
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.
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15 inmates of Delhi's Rohini jail, one staff test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Fifteen inmates of Rohini jail and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19, as per the information provided by Sandeep Goel, Director General, Prisons, Delhi.
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Convene sentence review board meetings more frequently to decongest jails:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking directions to convene Sentence Review Board (SRB) meetings more frequently so more eligible inmates can be released from prisons in order to decongest the jails.
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MHA writes to DGs Prisons, Chief Secretaries of states/UTs on COVID-19 man
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has written a letter to all DGs Prisons and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs in connection with the management for COVID-19 in Indian prisons, giving them guidelines and protocols which may be followed while dealing with persons arrested
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50 more undertrials in Delhi may get interim bail
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Around 50 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) suffering from various illnesses are expected to be released on interim bail in a few days to contain the over-crowding in jails in the national capital in view of the coronavirus pandemic, said a press release issued
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Maharashtra Home Dept orders lockdown of 5 prisons
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): The Maharashtra Home Department has issued orders for the complete lockdown of five prisons situated in Mumbai and Pune region, till further orders, to combat COVID-19.
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Five central prisons in Maharashtra under strict lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai( Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): Five central prisons in the state undergo strict lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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