Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday warned that he would have to declare the Sarusajai stadium quarantine centre a “temporary jail” if the inmates insist on leaving without a do...

Kolkata, Apr 8 (PTI) The correctional services department in West Bengal has prepared a fresh list of 850 inmates eligible for parole and bail, as part of measures to prevent crowding in jails amid th...

A Pakistani court has declared that overcrowding in jails is unconstitutional and ruled that a prisoner can sue the government and prison authorities for inhuman treatment during imprisonment, media r...

Amnesty International has asked the Assam government to release those declared foreigners or detained across the six detention centres in the state immediately.It welcomed steps taken by the governmen...

Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news:...

The AAP government informed the Delhi High Court on Monday that it has decided to decongest prisons to check the spread of coronavirus by providing convicts the options of special parole and furlough....

From delighting millions around the globe, Ronaldinho has now became the football king of a Paraguayan prison.The Agrupacion Especializada prison is playing host to the Brazil legend, who is behind ba...

The recently released India Justice Report 2019, which provides a succinct analysis of government data across the four pillars of justice — judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid — ranks West Be...

Three policemen, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended after a cadre of a militant outfit was found dead in a lock-up in Manipur’s Kangpoki district, a senior police officer said on Wednesd...

Mizoram home minister Lalchamliana on Friday said the state government was working towards transforming jails or prisons into places of learning. Official sources said Lalchamliana, during his interac...