US: First rioter to breach Capitol on January 6 gets 4.5 years of prison

Aug 27, 2024

The first rioter to breach the US Capitol building during the January 6, 2021 riots was sentenced to nearly four and a half years...

Tihar jail authorities assure enquiry into Sharjeel Imam's allegations of assault inside prison

Jul 05, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 5 : After former JNU student Sharjeel Imam filed a plea in Delhi court alleging assault in the Tihar jail...

"Tihar Fitness Centre" inaugurated by DG (P) Sanjay Beniwal

Apr 04, 2023

Country's biggest prison Tihar jail, Director General (Prison) Sanjay Baniwal inaugurates its own fitness centre at the Prison Headquarters in Delhi.

Tamil Nadu: Prison Adalat held in Central Prison to reduce overcrowding of inmates 

Aug 26, 2023

A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of...

Trichy prisoners cultivate sugarcane ahead of Pongal

Jan 14, 2023

20 convict prisoners in Trichy cultivate sugarcane on two acres of prison farmland ahead of Pongal which would be sold in the Prison Bazaar...

At least 49 dead in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency

Jun 28, 2022

Bogota [Colombia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in...