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145 Maharashtra Prisoners' Sentences Reduced After Securing Degrees
One is a convicted murderer while the other is serving time for theft. The two are among 145 prisoners in Maharashtra who were given reductions in their respective sentences for completing graduation, and post-graduation programmes.
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Maharashtra Jails To Use Drones To Prevent Fights Among Inmates
Authorities at Maharashtra's Nashik jail have started using drones to keep a check on prisoners and prevent fights among them.
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198 Inmates, 86 Jail Staff Test Positive For Covid In Maharashtra Prisons
As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
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Women Prisoners In Maharashtra Can Now Make Video Calls To Families
Women prisoners and inmates of open jails across Maharashtra can now make video calls to their families and relatives, said a senior official of the prison department of the state government.
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Undertrials Can Now Call Home From Prison In Maharashtra
Around 18,000 undertrials in Maharashtra prisons can now call their families and talk for five minutes every week, with the first such 'coin box' facility in the state launched in Sangli district.
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Maharashtra government contemplates hike in daily wages for prisoners
The Maharashtra government has set up a committee headed by Director General (Prisons) to study if the daily wages for prisoners in the state should be hiked.
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Know your Gandhi? Maharashtra prisoners prepare for test
Come Oct 2, and over 1,000 prisoners and officials alike from 14 jails of Maharashtra will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a unique manner -- by taking a test on his philosophy and tenets. Revisiting the Mahatma and his teachings is the main focus of the week-long Gandhi birth anniversary events this year, and organiser Ga...
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145 Maharashtra Prisoners' Sentences Reduced After Securing Degrees
One is a convicted murderer while the other is serving time for theft. The two are among 145 prisoners in Maharashtra who were given reductions in their respective sentences for completing graduation, and post-graduation programmes.
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Maharashtra Jails To Use Drones To Prevent Fights Among Inmates
Authorities at Maharashtra's Nashik jail have started using drones to keep a check on prisoners and prevent fights among them.
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198 Inmates, 86 Jail Staff Test Positive For Covid In Maharashtra Prisons
As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
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Women Prisoners In Maharashtra Can Now Make Video Calls To Families
Women prisoners and inmates of open jails across Maharashtra can now make video calls to their families and relatives, said a senior official of the prison department of the state government.
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Undertrials Can Now Call Home From Prison In Maharashtra
Around 18,000 undertrials in Maharashtra prisons can now call their families and talk for five minutes every week, with the first such 'coin box' facility in the state launched in Sangli district.
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Maharashtra government contemplates hike in daily wages for prisoners
The Maharashtra government has set up a committee headed by Director General (Prisons) to study if the daily wages for prisoners in the state should be hiked.
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Know your Gandhi? Maharashtra prisoners prepare for test
Come Oct 2, and over 1,000 prisoners and officials alike from 14 jails of Maharashtra will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a unique manner -- by taking a test on his philosophy and tenets. Revisiting the Mahatma and his teachings is the main focus of the week-long Gandhi birth anniversary events this year, and organiser Ga...
