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India : Supreme Court Judge visits Bengaluru Central Prison, launches skill development and mental health initiatives
Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court and executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) visited the Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara on Sunday and inaugurated several initiatives aimed at improving rehabilitation, skill development and mental healthcare service…India: welfare scheme mooted for kids of incarcerated people in prisons across Karnataka
The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a direction to enroll the children below 18 years belonging to the incarcerated people under Mission Vatsalya, where a child will get Rs 4,000 a month to cover education costs.
India: only 1 of 165 CCTV cameras working at Viyyur high-security prison; NIA court summons officials over custodial assault
A report submitted by the superintendent of Viyyur High-Security Prison has exposed a stunning security lapse inside one of the state’s most fortified correctional facilities, revealing that only one of its 165 CCTV cameras is currently functional.India: congested jails in Kerala's Ernakulam raise concerns as hunt for new prison site drags on
The wait for a new sub-jail in the district continues even as overcrowding in existing prisons becomes a growing concern. Though the district administration sanctioned land in Puthuvype for the project last year, the plot was later deemed unfit for construction.India: new prison factory units to employ 100 more incarcerated people
The Delhi prison department plans to upgrade its factories and install additional units to create employment opportunities for 100 more incarcerated people. The department is planning new units for paper production, carpentry and oil manufacturing.India: 'incarcerated person can't be denied access to basic facilities', Madras High Court
An incarcerated person cannot be denied access to minimal facilities required to deal with their physical condition which hampers their daily life, such as using an Indian toilet or sleeping on the floor, said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.India: imprisoned people’s clandestine efforts to make heaters in Delhi’s harsh winter
As the Capital reels under biting cold conditions, Delhi prisons officials have suddenly recorded a spike in the recovery of metallic items — wires, coils, nails — from incarcerated people. Prison officials say that they are using these items to make improvised electric equipment to heat water, foo…India: education behind bars. Breaking chains, building economies!
While India has made strides in prison reforms, education for prisoners remains an area with significant potential. The National Policy on Prison Reforms 2017 emphasizes the importance of education and skill development within prisons.India: from segregation to labour, Manu’s caste law governs the Indian prison system
Caste-based labour is sanctioned in the prison manuals of many states. These jail manuals mention every activity in detail – from the measurement of food and space per incarcerated individual to punishments for the “disorderly ones”.