Overcrowded Prisons In India
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Congress Flags Overcrowding In Chhattisgarh Jails After 66 Prisoner Deaths In A Year
The Question Hour of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly turned into a tense confrontation over the death of 66 prisoners inside the state's jails between January 2025 and January 2026.
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Nirav Modi Transferred To Privately-Run Prison In London
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has been transferred out of one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in the UK to a privately-run facility in London.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Officer Alerts Tenant About Inspection, Jailed
An Indian-origin Singaporean, who was working as an inspection officer with a public housing authority, was on Monday sentenced to 25 days in prison for alerting an Indian tenant about impending inspections to check overcrowding in his flat.
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House Arrest Can Be Used As A Form Of Judicial Custody, Supreme Court Says
An accused can be placed under house arrest in the name of judicial custody, the Supreme Court said today, citing overcrowding in prisons and the cost of maintaining them with taxpayers' money.
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Tihar Releases 400 Prisoners To Decongest Prisons Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Tihar Jail authority has released over 400 inmates to reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
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Overcrowding In Jails Related To Courts' Performance, Will Pass Order: Top Court
Overcrowding in jails is connected to "performance of courts", the Supreme Court observed Wednesday and said it will pass directions to deal with the issue affecting 1,341 prisons in the country which house 4.68 lakh inmates as against the sanctioned strength of 3.83 lakh.
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Overcrowding Continues In Jails, Situation Worst In UP: Government Data
The problem of overcrowding in jails across the country continues to persist, reveal the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons in India.
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Centre To Spend Rs 1,800 Crore On 199 New Prisons Across Country
The Centre is contemplating a mega plan to set up 199 new jails across the country to counter rising criminal activities and radicalization of inmates due to overcrowding in jails. To set up the new jails, the government is planning to invest Rs 1800 crore.
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Nirav Modi Spends Holi In "Overcrowded" UK Jail With Over 1,430 Prisoners
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.
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Prisoners Have Rights, Can't Be Kept In Jail Like "Animals": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding, and suggest measures to deal with it.
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Congress Flags Overcrowding In Chhattisgarh Jails After 66 Prisoner Deaths In A Year
The Question Hour of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly turned into a tense confrontation over the death of 66 prisoners inside the state's jails between January 2025 and January 2026.
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Nirav Modi Transferred To Privately-Run Prison In London
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has been transferred out of one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in the UK to a privately-run facility in London.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Officer Alerts Tenant About Inspection, Jailed
An Indian-origin Singaporean, who was working as an inspection officer with a public housing authority, was on Monday sentenced to 25 days in prison for alerting an Indian tenant about impending inspections to check overcrowding in his flat.
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House Arrest Can Be Used As A Form Of Judicial Custody, Supreme Court Says
An accused can be placed under house arrest in the name of judicial custody, the Supreme Court said today, citing overcrowding in prisons and the cost of maintaining them with taxpayers' money.
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Tihar Releases 400 Prisoners To Decongest Prisons Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Tihar Jail authority has released over 400 inmates to reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
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Overcrowding In Jails Related To Courts' Performance, Will Pass Order: Top Court
Overcrowding in jails is connected to "performance of courts", the Supreme Court observed Wednesday and said it will pass directions to deal with the issue affecting 1,341 prisons in the country which house 4.68 lakh inmates as against the sanctioned strength of 3.83 lakh.
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Overcrowding Continues In Jails, Situation Worst In UP: Government Data
The problem of overcrowding in jails across the country continues to persist, reveal the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons in India.
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Centre To Spend Rs 1,800 Crore On 199 New Prisons Across Country
The Centre is contemplating a mega plan to set up 199 new jails across the country to counter rising criminal activities and radicalization of inmates due to overcrowding in jails. To set up the new jails, the government is planning to invest Rs 1800 crore.
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Nirav Modi Spends Holi In "Overcrowded" UK Jail With Over 1,430 Prisoners
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.
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Prisoners Have Rights, Can't Be Kept In Jail Like "Animals": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding, and suggest measures to deal with it.
