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From Kala Pani to overcrowded jails: Why Indian prisons still bear a colonial stamp
October 01, 2025 12:08 pm
Prisons had existed in the Indian subcontinent since the third century BC, but they were mainly used to confine political rivals or rebels till their trials. The institution of jail, as understood these days, is of British origin and was introduced in India as a part of British administration.
Jails at 14 per cent over capacity, two in three prisoners undertrials
April 10, 2018 9:51 am
With SC pulling up states & Union territories for absence of an action plan, a look at how overcrowded the jails are and what govts are doing about it
Jail inmates get wage hike of Rs 15 per day
September 15, 2014 10:09 am
Inmates are employed in activities like carpentry, metal work, leather work, soap making and bakery etc.
Security to be stepped up at Yerawada open jail
January 21, 2012 12:47 am
A day after a murder convict escaped from the Yerawada open jail,authorities said that the security will be stepped for the vast open jail premises.
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