New Delhi, March 22 The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories to provide updated details regarding jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and measures taken to address overcrowding, by May 18.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also asked...
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Chandigarh, March 16 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has highlighted overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and poor medical facilities in Punjab jails.According to the audit report, which was presented in the state assembly on Monday, the administration took...
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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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