Prisons

CM okays security arrangements for sensitive prisons across province

Jails across the province have a severe dearth of medical facilities

Failing to release inmate on probation in accordance with law violation of fundamental rights, reads SC judgment

As many as 2,532 inmates are to be vaccinated against the coronavirus under the drive

Punjab prisons minister requests PA members to evaluate conditions, environment in which captives have been kept

Prisons limit inmates' family visits to once in 10 days as cases quadruple

Report proposes recommendations to govts, says federal ombudsperson’s counsel

Seek treatment at par with police, judiciary, civil administration

We hope that all these measures would go a long way in making prisons places of reform

The fallibility of the criminal justice system is well documented but so is the reformative aspect of our jails