Prison Reforms

Convict moves Kerala High Court seeking increase in wages, permissible phone contacts for prisoners
Supreme Court pulls up states for failing to address prison overcrowding
Allahabad High Court tasks team of 5 lawyers to study skills of convicts at Lucknow jail
Calcutta High Court flags concerns over failure to implement prison reforms despite Supreme Court directive of 1978
Visitors are indispensable for enforcement of fundamental rights of prisoners: Madras High Court issues directions on prison reform
Prisoners' Rights: Gauhati High Court orders State authorities to ensure a Gynaecologist visits prison twice a month
Sodomy, forced homosexuality rampant in jails; prisoners walk out filled with revenge: Supreme Court
Bombay High Court permits death row convicts to pursue academic courses during incarceration
[Varavara Rao judgment] Bombay High Court issues directions to ensure adequate medical facilities in prisons
[Unitech case] Supreme Court orders meeting between Central, Delhi governments for upgrading security in Tihar jail
Light of Article 21 continues to burn even for a prisoner: Uttarakhand High Court orders improvement in prison infra
Facilities in Prisons: Karnataka High Court seeks response from State govt on tackling overcrowding, hygiene, providing medical facilities
CoronaVirus: Supreme Court takes up issue of overcrowding in prisons, seeks suggestions for prevention
The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: A forgotten necessity
Every saint has a past, every sinner a future: Bombay HC bats for Reformative theory in matters of sentencing
Justice (Retd.) Amitava Roy to head 3-member Committee to recommend prison reforms
Court should exercise restraint while dealing with PILs, AG Venugopal to SC
Right time for Government to explore possibility of Conjugal Visits for Prisoners: Madras HC
Legal aid for poor should not become poor legal aid – SC directions for prison reforms
#DKBasu: Install CCTVs in all prisons, Supreme Court to States
Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news
www.barandbench.com