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Tamil Nadu: Relatives stage overnight protest as man dies in judicial custody

According to police, Varman was arrested by the Thenthamaraikulam police allegedly for selling banned gutka on July 9

Published 17 days ago

UP cabinet clears policy for compensation in jail deaths

UP cabinet clears policy for compensation in jail deaths

Published 60 days ago

Venezuelan political prisoner Victor Quero's mother Carmen Teresa passes away

Carmen Navas, 82, attends a mass in honor of her son Victor Quero Navas, a detainee that Venezuelan authorities confirmed died in July 2025.

Updated 76 days ago

Philly escaped prisoner: What happened at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center?

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Updated 96 days ago

Venezuela releases dozens of prisoners in 2 days, hundreds more still detained

According to human rights groups, prisoners released this weekend included an opposition activist, a human rights lawyer and a journalism student.

Published 188 days ago

UK government under fire for rising mistaken prisoner releases

The accidental release of Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu last month compounded the pressure on the UK government

Published 269 days ago

UP prisoner dies during treatment in Sitapur, family alleges foul play

The family of the deceased has alleged foul play by the police and jail administration.

Published 307 days ago

SSB nabs five Nepal jail escapees at India-Nepal border in UP's Siddharthnagar

This comes as the police reportedly withdrew from their post in Nepal, except for the police headquarters.

Published 326 days ago

Prisoner out on parole shot dead inside Patna hospital, probe on

Patna police are investigating the Paras Hospital shooting.

Updated 381 days ago

Has Derrick Groves changed appearance? Alleged photo New Orleans prisoner viral

This photo provided by John Hall Thomas shows Derrick Groves in New Orleans on Oct. 24, 2019 for the Mardi Gras day shootings. (John Hall Thomas via AP)

Updated 394 days ago

UK: Prison guard faces jail sentence for ‘sexual communication’ with inmate

The 26-year-old guard had allowed the prison inmate access to restricted areas of the facility.

Updated 424 days ago

Over 100 prisoners escape Pakistani prison after evacuation due to earthquake

The jailbreak happened in Sindh, Pakistan when prisoners were being evacuated from their cells for safety during the earthquake.

Published 425 days ago

90,000 Uttar Pradesh inmates take holy dip with water from Maha Kumbh in prison

With officials sending part of the holy water of Triveni Sangam to the jails of several towns in Lucknow, Ayodhya, and Aligarh, about 90,000 prisoners housed in 75 prisons throughout Uttar Pradesh were given the opportunity to take the holy bath of Mahakumbh.

Published 526 days ago

Israel frees 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 3 hostages: Who are they?

A drone view of people gathering during the arrival of the freed Palestinian prisoners, after they were released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Published 548 days ago

Afghanistan's Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US, 2 Americans freed

FILE: Taliban security personnel. Afghan ruling group has announced a prisorner exchange with the US.

Updated 558 days ago

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners, reduces sentences for 77th Independence Day

Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day

Updated 575 days ago

New York officers beat handcuffed prisoner to death, disturbing footage emerges

Screengrab from the body cam footage of correctional officers fatally beating a Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility.

Published 582 days ago

No money to fund trip to the hills, gang robs Delhi shopkeeper of ₹50,000

Police said the six men were struggling financially and wanted to experience snowfall in the hills.

Updated 613 days ago

How Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin paved way for Gershkovich's release

US journalist Evan Gershkovich was reunited with his family after being released from Russia. He was freed months after Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin.

Updated 730 days ago

Rajasthan CM gets death threat from jail inmate; second in 6 months: Police

Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. (File)

Updated 735 days ago

Inmate ‘ends life’ in Jind jail

A prisoner lodged in Jind jail allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his barrack on Friday, the police said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Updated 778 days ago

Hamas demands Israel release Marwan Barghouti, a man some Palestinians see as their Nelson Mandela

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Updated 910 days ago

Fugitive Bihar prisoner dies after falling off train while being taken back

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Published 940 days ago

Hoshiarpur jail superintendent suspended for beating up prisoner

Inmate had filed writ petition in high court, alleging he was beaten up on October 31, first in the open and then in the superintendent’s room after which he was put in solitary confinement for two days. He claimed he was harassed for not fulfilling ‘illegal’ demands of jail officials. (Representational image)

Updated 953 days ago

Jail inmate who escaped from police custody at Chandigarh’s GMCH nabbed

The Ambala Central Jail inmate had been brought to GMCH) in Chandigarh for treatment. (HT File)

Published 959 days ago

Ambala jail inmate escapes police custody in Chandigarh

Gagandeep Singh, the accused. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 961 days ago

Prisoner’s family alleges Luksar jailers demanded ₹2 lakh bribe, DM orders inquiry

The complainant also attached audio recordings as proof, in which her brother can be heard asking the complainant to bring <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 lakh to the jail’s entrance or else he will have to face torture. (HT Archive)

Updated 981 days ago

Jail inmate accused in ₹2.14 crore drug haul case escapes from Sassoon Hospital

The anti-narcotics cell (ANC) on Saturday laid a trap near Sassoon hospital and arrested the aide who was found carrying 1.71 kg and 53 milligrams of mephedrone worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.14 crore in the market. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

Updated 1034 days ago

Prisoner booked for ‘money order fraud’ of ₹26.69 lakh at Yerawada jail

The accused prisoner is alleged to have engaged in tampering with the ‘prisoners money order register’ within the prison, since 2021. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 1044 days ago

Prisoner escapes from medical college hospital in Meerut

A case has been registered against five cops and the prisoner in medical college police station. (Pic for representation)

Published 1055 days ago

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