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March 21, 2026, 05:48 PM - 3 min read
The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order in the PIL concerning overcrowding of prisons across the country.The bench considered the submission of Adv Gaurav Agrawal, the amicus curiae in the matter,that the Court does not have on record the latest statistics regarding the condition of state-wise prisons.
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March 3, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
Open prisons refer to minimum-security correctional facilities designed without traditional walls or bars. Prisoners are expected to serve out their jail sentence under minimal security, thereby shifting the main focus of imprisonment from punishment to rehabilitation and reformation.
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January 16, 2026, 12:27 PM - 2 min read
The decision to transfer the beleaguered former Brazil President to a larger facility came after Bolsonaro’s family raised concerns about his prison conditions and access to medical care, though Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected claims of mistreatment
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