...
...

prison reform

Prisons, Correctional Services Bill focuses on transformation of jails: Punjab minister

Prisons, Correctional Services Bill focuses on transformation of jails: Punjab minister
Published on May 02, 2026 06:32 pm IST

UP jails: Minister reviews functioning, orders tighter surveillance, stronger reforms

UP jail minister Dara Singh Chauhan (HT File Photo)
Published on Jan 09, 2026 07:01 pm IST

CJI launches skill development centres, polytechnic courses for inmates across Haryana jails

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant inaugurates Polytechnic for Diploma Courses at District Prison Bhondsi on Saturday. (PTI)
Published on Dec 07, 2025 04:01 am IST

HC to launch skill development programmes for prison inmates

In a significant push towards reformative justice, the Punjab and Haryana high court, in collaboration with the Chandigarh administration, is set to launch a series of skill development programmes at Model Jail, Burail, Chandigarh. (Representational image)
Published on Dec 05, 2025 08:30 am IST

What needs to be done to curb prison overcrowding

The tolerance for the sub-human life lived by others normalises the breach of the rule of law. It mocks the constitutional principle that every citizen’s life is more than mere animal existence. (Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 25, 2025 08:36 pm IST