Overcrowding in prisons

153 remand prisoners still in jail despite grant of bail: State to Madras High Court
Supreme Court seeks data on staff vacancy in jails across India
Many laws decriminalised but work still remains: CJI Sanjiv Khanna
Supreme Court calls for special efforts to identify women undertrials eligible for release
Section 479 BNSS on bail for first-time offenders applies retrospectively: Centre to Supreme Court
Would Section 479 BNSS on release of first-time offenders apply retrospectively? Supreme Court asks
Calcutta High Court flags concerns over failure to implement prison reforms despite Supreme Court directive of 1978
Sodomy, forced homosexuality rampant in jails; prisoners walk out filled with revenge: Supreme Court
A case for house arrest in India
Accused COVID-19 positive, Delhi jails overcrowded: Delhi Court grants bail in bribery case
Delhi High Court seeks response from Centre, Delhi govt in PIL to temporarily release inmates from jails to control COVID-19 spread
Facilities in Prisons: Karnataka High Court seeks response from State govt on tackling overcrowding, hygiene, providing medical facilities
A Crisis in the Making: From De-congestion to Re-Congestion in Prisons
Allahabad High Court issues notice in PIL seeking decongestion of prisons in the State in light of increase in COVID-19 cases
July 13 order explicitly clear that all interim bail orders shall be extended till August 31: Full Bench of Delhi High Court
[COVID-19] Random testing of inmates, temp prisons for quarantine and more: Bombay HC disposes of PILs re prison welfare with directions
Prison in a very sorry state of affairs: Bombay HC takes note of low COVID-19 test rate, insufficient space for quarantine in prisons
"Not consistent with order of Apex Court", Karnataka HC asks state to reconsider GO denying parole to prisoners in default of fine
Submit report on pendency of temporary bail applications filed in the wake of COVID-19: Bombay HC to Principal District & Sessions Judges
Release those who have served more than two years: Supreme Court modifies order in Assam Detention Centres case
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