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Why did the Supreme Court strike down ‘casteist’ provisions in India’s prison manuals? | Explained

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Why did the Supreme Court strike down ‘casteist’ provisions in India’s prison manuals? | Explained

The story so far: The Supreme Court on October 3 declared that caste-based division of labour in prisons is “unconstitutional” marking a significant milestone in addressing institutional biases entrenched in India’s correctional system. Accordingly, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud struck down several provisions in State prison manuals that reinforced … Read more

Ambulance crews ‘waste vital time’ on prison call-outs

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Ambulance crews ‘waste vital time’ on prison call-outs

Getty Images Ambulance crews are wasting “significant” amounts of time being called out unnecessarily to prisons across England, the health safety watchdog has said. One NHS trust told investigators it dealt with 5,000 calls to 999 from prison staff across its region in 2023. Overall the research found that almost three in four calls from … Read more

Revanna gets bail in kidnap case; likely to be released from prison on Tuesday

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Revanna gets bail in kidnap case; likely to be released from prison on Tuesday

H.D. Revanna | Photo Credit: File Photo H.D. Revanna, former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) MLA, who was arrested in connection with an alleged abduction case on May 4 by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing alleged multiple instances of sex abuse by his son and “absconding” Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, was granted bail on … Read more

One-year prison term for MLA for assault on official

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One-year prison term for MLA for assault on official

Manjeswaram MLA A.K.M. Ashraf was on Tuesday sentenced to one year in prison and fined ₹10,000 by the Kasaragod Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on the charge of assaulting an official. The incident took place in January 2010. The court also found three others, Bashir Kanila, Abdullah Kaja, and Abdul Khader, all associated with the … Read more

Former Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu gets Cell No 7691 in Sneha Block in Rajamundry Central Prison

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Former Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu gets Cell No 7691 in Sneha Block in Rajamundry Central Prison

Former A.P. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly been allocated Cell No. 7691 on the second floor of the Sneha Block in the Rajamahendravaram Central Prison, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former A.P. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly been allocated Cell No. 7691 on the second floor of the … Read more

Anwar Ibrahim | Rise of the reformer

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Anwar Ibrahim | Rise of the reformer

Anwar Ibrahim | Photo Credit: Sreejith R Kumar On being released from prison after six years in 2004 for what was seen as trumped-up charges of corruption and sodomy, Malaysia’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim spoke in interviews of having read all volumes of Shakespeare four times over during his incarceration. He … Read more

CNN investigates female and male protesters’ accounts of sexual assault in Iranian detention centers

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CNN investigates female and male protesters’ accounts of sexual assault in Iranian detention centers

They’d choose the women who were pretty and suited their appetite … … then the officer would take one of them from the cell to a smaller, private room.” “They would sexually assault them there.” CNN Special Report Covert testimonies reveal sexual assaults on male and female activists as a women-led uprising spreads By Tamara … Read more

Police search prison premises

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Police search prison premises

Shivamogga police, on Wednesday, conducted searches at Shivamogga Central Prison and found tobacco items with the inmates. The search operations were conducted under the leadership of Shivamogga SP G.K. Mithun Kumar. The search team found beedi, cigarettes, match boxes, lighters and hookahs made up of plastic bottles. All the items were seized, said a press … Read more

How Do You Get Health Care in Prison?

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How Do You Get Health Care in Prison?

SOURCES: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: “Hepatitis C drugs: The end of the pegylated interferon era and the emergence of all-oral, interferon-free antiviral regimens: A concise review.” Mayo Clinic: “Hepatitis.” Kaiser Family Foundation: “Health Coverage and Care for the Adult Criminal Justice-Involved Population.” National Institute of Corrections. Marc F. Stern, MD, consultant in correctional … Read more