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    Madhya Pradesh Grants Premature Releases for Rehabilitation

    Bhopal, April 7 The Madhya Pradesh government will release 87 prisoners serving life sentences for good conduct on April 14 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, an official said.This will be a premature release of these prisoners.In addition, remission/special remission is also...
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    Minister Oversees Prison Functioning, Focus on Infrastructure

    Hoshiarpur, April 4 Punjab Jails Minister Ravjot Singh reviewed the functioning of the state prisons department on Saturday and called for stronger measures to curb illegal activities in prisons while chairing a meeting of jail superintendents at the District Administrative Complex here.Senior...
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    State Corrections System Strained by Inmate Numbers

    Mizoram's correctional facilities are facing significant overcrowding, with the current inmate population exceeding total capacity by over 15 percent.In a written response to a recent Assembly question, Home Minister Pu K. Sapdanga revealed that while the state's 11 functional jails, including...
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    Ensuring Access to Women's Healthcare in Prison: New Legislation

    Washington, February 27 – Following reports of women giving birth alone in prisons, US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require every federal prison housing women to employ a full-time obstetrician-gynecologist.The proposed "Ensuring OB-GYN Care in Prisons Act" aims to amend US...
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    Open Prisons: Court Orders Protocol for Vacancies and Female Prisoner Capacity

    New Delhi, February 26 In an effort to ensure that open prisons function as meaningful and effective institutions of reformation and rehabilitation, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and Union territories to develop a time-bound protocol for filling existing vacancies in Open...
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