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Thousands Of Prisoners To Be Released Early To Ease Crowding In UK Jails
Thousands of prisoners are to be released early starting September to prevent the "collapse" of the prison system, the UK's new justice minister announced on Friday.
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Life Sentence For Canadian Who Rammed Van Into Crowd Killing 11
A Canadian man who in 2018 rammed his rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in downtown Toronto, killing 11 people, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
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Miami-Type Multi-Storeyed Jail Planned In Mumbai: Prison Official
The Maharashtra prison department plans to set up a multi-storeyed facility in Mumbai that can accommodate up to 5,000 inmates to ease the pressure on Arthur Road Jail there which is crowded and offers no scope for expansion, a senior official said.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
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Tihar Bars Inmates From Meeting Familes Till March 31 Over Coronavirus
The Tihar jail authorities on Wednesday suspended till March 31 the prisoners' meetings with their relatives as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of coronavirus in the crowded prison.
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From Jail, Lalu Yadav Plans Strategy, Crowds Shrink At His Patna Home
Several workers and leaders of Lalu Yadav's RJD arrived at the Birsa Munda Jail in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Monday, New Year's Day, hoping to meet the party chief with a new week bringing with it a fresh visitors' quota. Prison rules, being enforced with rigour by the jail authorities, allow Mr Yadav only three visitors a week; three party legislators...
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14,132 Inmates In Delhi Prisons, Capacity Just 7,818: Government
Delhi's prisons, including Tihar, accommodate 14,132 undertrials and convicted prisoners as against their total capacity of 7,818, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Pope Francis to Meet Prisoners at End of Immigration-Focused United States Visit
Pope Francis was set to meet with his bishops and a group of inmates at a Pennsylvania prison on Sunday before saying Mass for an expected crowd of 1.5 million people on the final day of his historic visit to the United States.
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Asaram's Rape Trial to Be Held in Jail to Avoid Hordes of Devotees
From Wednesday, the rape case against spiritual guru Asaram Bapu will be heard in the prison in Rajasthan where he has spent nearly two years. A court today took the unusual decision after considering the huge crowds during his court appearances.
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Sri Lanka's ex-army chief released from jail
Former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was formally freed from prison on Monday following a presidential pardon. Large crowds gathered outside the prison to greet Fonseka, who was imprisoned in 2010 just days after he lost to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election, Xinhua reported.
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Myanmar's historic polls: Aung San Suu Kyi poised to win
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win her first elected office in a landmark election Sunday in Myanmar that drew crowds of voters determined to send the country's most famous ex-political prisoner to parliament. A victory for Suu Kyi would mark a new era in her 24-year political career, which was spent mostly under house arrest, and fo...
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Anna Hazare leaves Tihar, vows 'Our fight has just begun'
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare leaves Tihar Jail - A spontaneous roar of welcome from the huge crowd that has waited long hours for the leader to walk out of that gate. After almost four days in prison, Anna Hazare emerged out of Tihar Jail on Friday morning and is headed to Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to continue his fast.
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Prisoner, in handcuffs, chauffeurs cops in Pune
A man driving a Maruti Zen was caught in Pune by an angry crowd on Thursday after he hit a series of cars. Seven people were injured. The crowd forced the Zen to stop.
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Thousands Of Prisoners To Be Released Early To Ease Crowding In UK Jails
Thousands of prisoners are to be released early starting September to prevent the "collapse" of the prison system, the UK's new justice minister announced on Friday.
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Life Sentence For Canadian Who Rammed Van Into Crowd Killing 11
A Canadian man who in 2018 rammed his rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in downtown Toronto, killing 11 people, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
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Miami-Type Multi-Storeyed Jail Planned In Mumbai: Prison Official
The Maharashtra prison department plans to set up a multi-storeyed facility in Mumbai that can accommodate up to 5,000 inmates to ease the pressure on Arthur Road Jail there which is crowded and offers no scope for expansion, a senior official said.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
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Tihar Bars Inmates From Meeting Familes Till March 31 Over Coronavirus
The Tihar jail authorities on Wednesday suspended till March 31 the prisoners' meetings with their relatives as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of coronavirus in the crowded prison.
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From Jail, Lalu Yadav Plans Strategy, Crowds Shrink At His Patna Home
Several workers and leaders of Lalu Yadav's RJD arrived at the Birsa Munda Jail in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Monday, New Year's Day, hoping to meet the party chief with a new week bringing with it a fresh visitors' quota. Prison rules, being enforced with rigour by the jail authorities, allow Mr Yadav only three visitors a week; three party legislators...
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14,132 Inmates In Delhi Prisons, Capacity Just 7,818: Government
Delhi's prisons, including Tihar, accommodate 14,132 undertrials and convicted prisoners as against their total capacity of 7,818, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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Pope Francis to Meet Prisoners at End of Immigration-Focused United States Visit
Pope Francis was set to meet with his bishops and a group of inmates at a Pennsylvania prison on Sunday before saying Mass for an expected crowd of 1.5 million people on the final day of his historic visit to the United States.
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Asaram's Rape Trial to Be Held in Jail to Avoid Hordes of Devotees
From Wednesday, the rape case against spiritual guru Asaram Bapu will be heard in the prison in Rajasthan where he has spent nearly two years. A court today took the unusual decision after considering the huge crowds during his court appearances.
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Sri Lanka's ex-army chief released from jail
Former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was formally freed from prison on Monday following a presidential pardon. Large crowds gathered outside the prison to greet Fonseka, who was imprisoned in 2010 just days after he lost to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election, Xinhua reported.
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Myanmar's historic polls: Aung San Suu Kyi poised to win
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win her first elected office in a landmark election Sunday in Myanmar that drew crowds of voters determined to send the country's most famous ex-political prisoner to parliament. A victory for Suu Kyi would mark a new era in her 24-year political career, which was spent mostly under house arrest, and fo...
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Anna Hazare leaves Tihar, vows 'Our fight has just begun'
Lokpal Bill row: Anna Hazare leaves Tihar Jail - A spontaneous roar of welcome from the huge crowd that has waited long hours for the leader to walk out of that gate. After almost four days in prison, Anna Hazare emerged out of Tihar Jail on Friday morning and is headed to Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to continue his fast.
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Prisoner, in handcuffs, chauffeurs cops in Pune
A man driving a Maruti Zen was caught in Pune by an angry crowd on Thursday after he hit a series of cars. Seven people were injured. The crowd forced the Zen to stop.
