Five inmates escape from temporary prison at Pune's Yerawada

Jul 16, 2020

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 : Five prisoners lodged in a government hostel, which was recently designated as a temporary prison due to the...

2 COVID-19 positive prisoners escape Pune's Yerawada prison

Sep 10, 2020

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 : Two undertrial prisoners, who had tested positive for COVID-19, escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerawada...

Maharashtra launches 'jail tourism' initiative from Pune's Yerawada jail

Jan 26, 2021

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 26 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday launched the 'jail tourism' initiative of the state government from Pune's...

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...

Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar released from Pune jail

Aug 03, 2024

Manorama Khedkar mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar was released from Yerawada Central Jail on Saturday after the Pune Court granted him...

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...