prisoner news

UP cabinet clears policy for compensation in jail deaths

Published on Jun 04, 2026 12:27 am IST

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.

world news

Updated on May 18, 2026 06:43 am IST

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

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us news

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 10:12 pm IST

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.

world news

Published on Jan 27, 2026 03:27 am IST

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

world news

Published on Nov 06, 2025 05:12 pm IST

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.

india news

Published on Sept 29, 2025 03:04 pm IST

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.

india news

Published on Sept 10, 2025 06:30 pm IST

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

Patna police are investigating the Paras Hospital shooting.

india news

Updated on Jul 17, 2025 01:20 pm IST

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)

world news

Updated on Jul 05, 2025 04:42 am IST

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.

world news

Updated on Jun 04, 2025 04:47 pm IST

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.

world news

Published on Jun 03, 2025 12:13 pm IST

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.

india news

Published on Feb 22, 2025 10:29 am IST

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.

world news

Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:43 am IST

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.

world news

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 01:51 pm IST

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

world news

Updated on Jan 04, 2025 10:54 pm IST

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.

us news

Published on Dec 28, 2024 09:54 am IST

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.

trending

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 05:03 pm IST

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.

us news

Updated on Aug 02, 2024 07:27 pm IST

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

Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. (File)

jaipur news

Updated on Jul 28, 2024 10:55 pm IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 06:46 am IST

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

HT Image

world news

Updated on Feb 04, 2024 08:56 am IST

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

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lucknow news

Published on Jan 05, 2024 02:12 pm IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Dec 23, 2023 09:04 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Dec 17, 2023 06:30 am IST

Ambala jail inmate escapes police custody in Chandigarh

Gagandeep Singh, the accused. (HT PHOTO)

chandigarh news

Updated on Dec 15, 2023 08:58 am IST

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 ₹2 lakh to the jail’s entrance or else he will have to face torture. (HT Archive)

noida news

Updated on Nov 25, 2023 06:34 am IST

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 ₹2.14 crore in the market. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

pune news

Updated on Oct 03, 2023 06:36 am IST

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)

pune news

Published on Sept 23, 2023 10:17 pm IST