Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs recommends MHA to give clear definition of 'young offenders'

Sep 22, 2023

The committee's recommendation comes in its 245th report on the subject ‘Prison - Conditions, Infrastructure and Reforms’. The report was summitted in both the...

"Tihar Fitness Centre" inaugurated by DG (P) Sanjay Beniwal

Apr 04, 2023

Country's biggest prison Tihar jail, Director General (Prison) Sanjay Baniwal inaugurates its own fitness centre at the Prison Headquarters in Delhi.

Delhi HC asks DG Prisons to examine facilities for lawyers visiting jails

Aug 12, 2026

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Director General of Prisons to examine the issues raised in a petition concerning infrastructure and basic...

Tamil Nadu: Prison Adalat held in Central Prison to reduce overcrowding of inmates 

Aug 26, 2023

A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of...

Trichy prisoners cultivate sugarcane ahead of Pongal

Jan 14, 2023

20 convict prisoners in Trichy cultivate sugarcane on two acres of prison farmland ahead of Pongal which would be sold in the Prison Bazaar...

At least 49 dead in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency

Jun 28, 2022

Bogota [Colombia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in...