Indian Prisoners

Govt to launch scheme to provide financial help to poor prisoners: MHA

In a move expected to decongest the prisons, the Centre has decided to launch a special scheme to provide financial support to poor people languishing in jails as they are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount. "This will enable poor prisoners, majority of whom belong to socially disadvantaged or marginalised groups with lower education and income level, to get out of prison, the Home Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The broad contours of the scheme - Support for Poor Prisoners - have been finalised in consultation with stakeholders, it said. To ensure the benefits of the scheme reach the poor prisoners, technology-driven solutions will be put in place, E-prisons platform will be reinforced and District Legal Services Authority will be strengthen, besides stakeholders will be sensitised and stress will be given on capacity building. Providing financial support to poor prisoners who are unable to afford their penalties or bail amounts was one of the announcements ..

Centre to provide financial aid to poor prisoners unable to secure bail

The Central government will provide financial support to states in order to extend relief to those poor prisoners who are unable to avail bail or get released from prison

8,437 Indian prisoners are lodged in foreign prisons; UAE with max 1,966

There are a total 8,437 Indian prisoners in foreign prisons, including under trials. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the maximum with 1,966 Indian prisoners

Every prisoner has right to apply for bail; access legal aid: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has said that every prisoner has a fundamental right to file the bail application without delay

Prison resources inadequate despite 24% jump in budget allocation in 5 yrs

In 2021, govt spent Rs 1,624.4 crore, or 77%, on undertrials alone

'Jail ka khana' gets 5-star FSSAI rating in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad

Telling someone to taste 'jail ka khana' is considered a curse in the Hindi heartland, mainly because the food served in jail is considered unpalatable

Pakistan confirms it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails

Pakistan on Friday confirmed that it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails, as Islamabad and New Delhi exchanged a list of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody

No blanket denial of furlough to prisoners serving life terms: SC

The top court noted that in contradistinction to parole, in furlough, the prisoner is deemed to be serving the sentence inasmuch as the period of furlough is not reduced from actual serving period

3 in 4 prisoners in Indian jails are under trial, highest in 25 years

Three in four prisoners in India's jails are under trial, according to government data for the year 2020. This is the highest share of undertrial detainees in prison since at least 1995.

BS Number Wise: When prison means business

Products made by inmates generate sales that rival some of India's largest companies

Over 400 death row prisoners in Indian jails till 2020, shows data

The death sentence of 29 convicts was commuted to life imprisonment in 2020, according to the NCRB

Sri Lanka to return Indian inmates under SAARC prisoner exchange deal

Sri Lanka will hand over two Indian prisoners, who have been serving life imprisonment in the island nation, to India on Wednesday and Thursday under the SAARC prisoners exchange agreement

Prisoners released during Covid-19 will not surrender until orders: SC

The Supreme Court ordered that prisoners, who were released by the high powered committees of states during the second wave of COVID-19, will not be asked to surrender until further orders.

Rajasthan jail system better that other states, says CM Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot released a feature film made by the prisons department and claimed that the jail system in the state is better compared with other parts of the country.

Decongestion of jails: SC asks details of prisoners released amid pandemic

Supreme Court directed the states and UTs to furnish details of prisoners who have been released on interim bail or parole in pursuance to the last month's order

No Covid-19 infected inmates be kept inside: Odisha to prison authorities

To contain the spread of Covid-19 infection, the Odisha government on Thursday decided that no Covid-19 infected person be kept inside the jail premises.

Indian prisons in dire straits: 7 in 10 undertrials, 1 in 3 Dalit or tribal

Seven in 10 of the 478,600 people in prison in Indian jails are under trial, according to the 2019 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons

Indian jails remained overcrowded and under-staffed in 2019: NCRB data

Jails across India remained overcrowded in 2019 with these facilities lodging 4.78 lakh prisoners against the actual capacity of 4.03 lakh, reveals the latest data by the NCRB.

1,043 inmates, 302 jail staff test positive for coronavirus in Maha prisons

A total of 10,480 inmates have been released from jails across Maharashtra to reduce crowding inside jails

Five deaths in police custody every day over 10 years, but few convictions

Torture in police custody is "routine" in India, experts say, and is mostly used to coerce suspects to give up information and build evidence during an investigation