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Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Perarivalan to be out on parole today

Perarivalan and six other people were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

12 Nov 2019 10:48 AM

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to have air conditioner, television, exercise equipment and other facilities in prison as recommended by his medical board, a media report said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

Nawaz Sharif continues to have AC, heater, TV in prison: report

On Thursday, the former prime minister is permitted to meet party leaders and family members at the prison, the report said.

11 Aug 2019 1:29 PM

Prosecutors have said Martin’s actions risked the disclosure of top secret information to America’s enemies. (Photo: Pixabay)

NSA contractor sentenced to prison for huge theft of classified US data

The list of pilfered documents also included an NSA user’s guide for an intelligence-gathering tool.

22 Jul 2019 7:26 AM

Aranda has a history of mental issues and arrests on minor charges. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for tossing boy off Minnesota mall balcony

Both the mother and father of the child, who was critically injured in the fall, forgave Emmanuel Aranda.

04 Jun 2019 5:21 PM

A Tajik special forces colonel who defected to Islamic State in 2015 and, according to the ministry, has since been killed in Syria. (Representational Image)

32 including 3 guards killed in Tajikistan prison riot

Security forces have killed 24 militants and restored order in the prison which has 1,500 inmates, the ministry added.

20 May 2019 11:57 AM

Hutchins sold the Kronos software to someone in Wisconsin and that he “personally delivered” the software to someone in California. (Photo: AP)

British cyber expert pleads guilty to creating malware

Hutchins faces up ten years in prison but could receive a more lenient sentence for accepting responsibility.

21 Apr 2019 1:33 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young Portuguese inmates sing Mozart opera on way to freedom

A unique initiative uses opera to reintegrate prisoners back into society and reduce reoffences.

17 Jul 2018 1:09 PM

Children of imprisoned parents indulge in unhealthy behaviours

Here is what a new study has found.

09 Jul 2018 1:30 PM

Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas

A search warrant uncovered county-funded fajitas in his refrigerator.

24 Apr 2018 4:32 PM

Lynch was convicted in late 2017 and sentenced this week. (Photo: File | Representational)

US man who went on sex trips to Philippines gets 330 yrs jail for child porn

Authorities say David Lynch's victims were as young as 6 years old and that he posted videos online dating back to 2005.

23 Apr 2018 8:24 AM

Srinagar: Phones found in prison

The National Investigation Agency, which is probing several terror and militancy related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.

13 Mar 2018 2:01 AM

Prison time for Las Vegas man who faked theft of his car

U.S. District Judge Carolyn Ellsworth also ordered he pay $600.

19 Feb 2018 8:07 PM

The construction of the new prison was proposed by the Maharashtra government in 2014 to tackle overcrowding in the existing prisons in and around Mumbai. (File picture of the Bombay High Court)

Ready to acquire land for new prison in Mumbai: Maha to HC

City collector will hand over around 52,000 sq mt plot near Mankhurd to the state by next month for the construction of the new prison.

13 Jan 2018 1:34 PM

The Fresno Bee reports police arrested 27-year-old Corey Hughes on Thursday at a home in Stockton. (Photo: AP)

Cops nab escaped inmate with face tattoo after weeks on run

Officers set up a perimeter and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

23 Dec 2017 12:54 PM

Guest Column: ‘Good food, visitors: It helps to be a VIP in jail & convicted babus have it best’

A prison is intended to be a correctional centre for convicts and a place for judicial remand of undertrial prisoners.

15 Dec 2017 6:26 AM

Woman who robbed banks while pregnant sentenced to prison

The woman apologized for her crimes and said a lot of things were “going wrong” for her at the time.

11 Dec 2017 1:09 PM

68 witnesses deposed their versions during the trial inside the prison. (Representational image)

Eight found guilty in shoe-baron abduction case

The quantum of punishment will be announced by the court on December 11.

09 Dec 2017 12:08 AM

Effective monitoring by qualified and sensitive independent monitors would stop mental and physical torture of prisoners. (Representational image)

Wait, men at wreck in prisons

The Indian prison system comprehensively ignores the human rights of prisoners, deeming these to be non-existent.

20 Aug 2017 2:34 AM

With a little over a year in his release in June last year after serving an 11-year, 12-stroke sentence for robbery with hurt, Soogumar, who works as a cleaner at a school, got into trouble with the law again. (Photo: Representational/File)

Indian man sentenced for 6 months in Singapore prison

The Indian-origin man also tried to assault Staff Sergeant Lionel Tan Wei Ming's face but was stopped.

12 Aug 2017 10:19 AM

Privileged prisoners

India may need honest officials more than an ancient cellular Andaman jail or an Alcatraz Island to rein in the corrupters.

19 Jul 2017 12:54 AM

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