Bhubaneswar, April 2 The CAG has flagged multiple deficiencies in prison management and security in Odisha, citing shortages of infrastructure, manpower, and equipment in jails across the state.The findings were highlighted in a subject-specific compliance audit of prisons, included in one of...
Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the Assembly that a total of 44 prisoners have escaped from different jails of the state during the last five years.A total of 33 were under-trial prisoners (UTPs) and 11 convicted prisoners have escaped from...
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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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...