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Overcrowding at Tihar jail makes difficult for officials to monitor inmates

The Tihar Prison Complex, which is home to some of the most high-profile criminals, has over two-and-a-half times the number of inmates of its actual capacity, making it difficult to monitor them. The other prison complexes -- Rohini and Mandoli -- established in 2004 and 2016, respectively, to ease the burden of Tihar face the same issue. Delhi has three prison complexes -- Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli -- all of them comprise central jails. According to an RTI response from the office of the Director General of Prisons, Tihar, which is considered to be one of the largest prison complexes in the world and comprising nine central prisons, has a capacity to house 5,200 inmates, but 13,183 prisoners are currently lodged in its different central jails. Mandoli, which has six central jails, has a capacity of 1,050 but 2,037 inmates are currently staying there. Rohini, which has only one central jail, has a capacity of 3,776 but 4,355 inmates are currently lodged there in different cases.

Russia-Ukraine war: Fate of 2,500 POWs from steel plant stirs concern

Among the defenders were members of Azov Regiment, whose far-right origins have been seized on by the Kremlin as part of its effort to cast the invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war: Mariupol steel mill troops registered as POWs

Amnesty International said in a tweet that the POW status means that the soldiers must not be subjected to any form of torture or ill-treatment

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops in Ukraine war

While Ukraine said it hopes to get the soldiers back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatened to put some of them on trial for war crimes

Sikh bodies start 'united struggle' for release of prisoners from community

It was decided in a meeting called by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for discussing and strategising the release of Sikh prisoners

Priortise cases of 350,000 poor undertrials: PM Modi to CMs, High Courts

The Prime Minister insisted that judicial reform is not merely a policy matter and human sensitivities are involved and they should be kept in the centre of all the deliberations

Erdogan, Putin discuss swap of Russian, US prisoners in Turkey over phone

According to a brief statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin in the phone call thanked the Turkish President for prisoners swap at the Ankara airport

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.

SC directs UP to re-examine policy for premature release of term convicts

The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to re-examine its policy for premature release of life term convicts

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

MP govt to release 215 prisoners serving life term on Republic Day

The Madhya Pradesh government will release 215 prisoners, serving life sentences in various jails across the state, on Republic Day, Minister for Home and Jail Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday.

Battle among Ecuador prison gangs kills at least 68 inmates: Report

The killing erupted before dawn at the prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil

62.2% death row prisoners diagnosed with at least one mental illness: Study

The report which was released after five years of research also established correlations between conditions of incarceration and ill-health.

Sri Lankan police probes prison minister for alleged prisoner threat

Sri Lankan police are investigating an incident in which the government prisons minister allegedly threatened to kill two ethnic minority detainees inside a prison, an official said Wednesday

Sri Lankan minister quits after he threatens to kill Tamil prisoners

Ratwatte, the Minister of State for Prisons Management, tendered his resignation after outrage from the Tamil political parties which sought his exit from the Cabinet

Move terminally ill blast accused to hospice: Bombay HC to Maha govt

Saying that prison inmates do not cease to be human beings, the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to transfer alleged Maoist leader Nirmala Uppuganti from jail to a hospice

Prisoners released during 2nd wave to not surrender until further order: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that prisoners, who were released during the second wave following its direction, will not be asked to surrender until further orders

70 inmates, 5 employees of Odisha's Gunupur jail test positive for Covid-19

70 out of 113 inmates and five employees of Gunupur Sub-Jail in Odisha's Rayagada district tested positive for Covid-19 so far

A great escape

Book review of THE CONFIDENCE MEN: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History

Covid-19 surge: About 7,000 prisoners may get bail or parole in Jharkhand

About 7,000 prisoners may be granted interim bail or parole to decongest overcrowded prisons in Jharkhand state, that is battling a second surge of Covid-19 pandemic