Prisoners

India vs Australia: Injured Hardik Pandya Will Be Missed, Says Ravi Shastri

Monday November 19, 2018

Ravi Shastri also said that India will "take no prisoners" in their upcoming Test series against Australia.

CIA Sought "Truth Serum" To Force September 11 Attack Suspects To Talk

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 14, 2018

CIA interrogators sought a truth serum to use on Al-Qaeda prisoners in addition to waterboarding and other torture techniques after the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to formerly top secret documents released Tuesday.

In Bid To Gain Support, Lankan PM, President May Free Tamil Prisoners

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 4, 2018

The legislator son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today indicated that the demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Mr Rajapaksa. "President Sirisena and Prime Minister Rajapaksa would make a decision very soon," Namal Raj...

Tamil Prisoners May Be Released To Tilt Scales In Favour Of Rajapaksa

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 4, 2018

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Rajapaksa.

900 Prisoners Set Free To Mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary

India News | ANI | Friday October 12, 2018

Women and transgender convicts, who are of 55 years of age and above and have completed 50 percent of their actual sentence period, are eligible for special remission.

Women Prisoners In Maharashtra Can Now Make Video Calls To Families

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 7, 2018

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.

US Supreme Court Weighs Death Penalty For Killer Who Cannot Recall Crime

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 3, 2018

US Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of ageing prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have erased his memory of committing the crime

US High Court Mulls Death Penalty For Killer Who Forgot Crime

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 3, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of ageing prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have erased his memory of committing the crime.

US Top Court Weighs Death Penalty For Alabama Killer Who Forgot His Crime

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 3, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of aging prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime.

155 Released Prisoners Get Employment In Job Fair In Telangana

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 30, 2018

A total of 155 released prisoners have been selected for employment in various positions such as marketing executives and drivers, at a job fair conducted by the Telangana Prisons department.

Top Court Asks UP Government On Rules For Granting Remiss To Prisoners

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it whether the state has made some guidelines or rules for granting remission to convicts lodged in jails.

On PM Modi's Birthday, UP Releases 68 Prisoners From Jail

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, the Uttar Pradesh Prisons Department facilitated release of 68 prisoners facing additional jail term for their failure to deposit the fine imposed on them.

TVs Removed From Chennai Jail To Prevent Inmates From Charging Cellphones

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday September 14, 2018

Authorities of the Puzhal Central Jail on the outskirts of Chennai have removed 18 television sets and two FM radios from its premises in the wake of findings that inmates were using these appliances to charge mobile phones sneaked inside illegally.

How A Library Is Motivating Inmates In Dimapur District Jail For Education, Skill Development

Education | Written by Anisha Singh | Friday September 7, 2018

With the library at the helm, the inmates at the Dimapur District Jail have begun to show interest in pursuing knowledge and skill development.

"His Actions Were Brutal": Taiwan Carries Out First Execution In 2 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 1, 2018

Taiwan executed a death-row inmate on Friday, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government and despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.