Odisha government sets up 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons

Jan 28, 2022

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 28 : The Odisha Government has constituted the 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons across the state.

Drones with night vision cameras to keep an eye on Maharashtra prisons

Apr 20, 2023

A decision in this regard has been taken up by the Maharashtra State Prisons Department, according to which the project will be implemented in...

"We have controlled gangster culture": Haryana DG of Prisons

Dec 28, 2025

The Haryana Director General of Prisons stated that gangster culture in prisons has been effectively curbed.

Tamil Nadu: Madurai prison’s petrol bunk inaugurated

Aug 18, 2023

The new facility named ‘Freedom Filling Station’ (A unit of Tamil Nadu Prisons Department) is set up on a 35-cent site of near the...

UP prisons to be known as "Reform Homes": CM Yogi Adityanath

Jun 15, 2023

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform....

Lucknow jail museum depicts journey of prisons

Sep 04, 2021

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 : In a first, a Jail Museum set up in 2018 in the state capital Lucknow depicts the...