Prisoners' Rights

Convict moves Kerala High Court seeking increase in wages, permissible phone contacts for prisoners
Supreme Court issues directions to improve legal aid access to prisoners
Supreme Court grants bail to MLA Abbas Ansari in two cases but refuses relief in Gangster Act case
Karnataka High Court slams arbitrary prison transfer of accused in Renukaswamy murder case
Ten highlights from Supreme Court verdict on caste discrimination in jails
Supreme Court strikes down rules enabling caste discrimination in prisons
Prisoners waiting 3 hours in morning to use toilets: Delhi High Court calls for more restrooms in jails
Remission of Convicts: Supreme Court summons Uttar Pradesh Principal secretary
Abbas Ansari moves Supreme Court for bail in case filed over 'illegal' prison visits by wife
"Ground reality needs to be altered": Supreme Court reserves judgment in PIL on caste discrimination in prisons
Supreme Court pulls up states for failing to address prison overcrowding
What Supreme Court said on open prisons
Allahabad High Court denies bail to MLA Abbas Ansari in case over wife's unrestricted jail access
Supreme Court dismisses plea to raise number of prison visits by family members, lawyers
Caste discrimination in prisons: Supreme Court seeks response from Central government, States
Supreme Court e-SCR portal launched in Hindi; online portal to ensure prompt release of prisoners also launched
Kerala High Court pulls up authorities for housing prisoners in different jail blocks based on political allegiance
Madras High Court judge asks State to consider allowing conjugal visits in prisons for inmates
Delhi High Court refuses to interfere with Delhi government policy limiting jail visits to two per week
Premature release of prisoners in Uttar Pradesh: Supreme Court issues directions to save process from arbitrariness
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