Odisha government sets up 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons

Jan 28, 2022

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 28 : The Odisha Government has constituted the 'Prisons Development Board' to modernise prisons across the state.

Drones with night vision cameras to keep an eye on Maharashtra prisons

Apr 20, 2023

A decision in this regard has been taken up by the Maharashtra State Prisons Department, according to which the project will be implemented in...

Tamil Nadu: Madurai prison’s petrol bunk inaugurated

Aug 18, 2023

The new facility named ‘Freedom Filling Station’ (A unit of Tamil Nadu Prisons Department) is set up on a 35-cent site of near the...

UP prisons to be known as "Reform Homes": CM Yogi Adityanath

Jun 15, 2023

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform....

Lucknow jail museum depicts journey of prisons

Sep 04, 2021

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 4 : In a first, a Jail Museum set up in 2018 in the state capital Lucknow depicts the...

Yogi Govt set to build 20 new hi-tech prisons in UP

Mar 20, 2023

In view of reports about the number of inmates exceeding jails' capacity in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has decided to construct...