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Prison Reform

  • Sluggish prison review mechanisms, ineffective legal aid keep undertrials behind bars

    Sluggish prison review mechanisms, ineffective legal aid keep undertrials behind bars

    Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jan 04, 2025 · 07:30 pm
  • In Argentina prisons, rugby tackles to help convicts turn their lives around

    In Argentina prisons, rugby tackles to help convicts turn their lives around

    Lorena Vicenty, The Human Journalism Network
    · Jul 06, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • 100 Indians died in police custody in 2017, yet nobody has been convicted

    100 Indians died in police custody in 2017, yet nobody has been convicted

    Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
    · Nov 19, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Why is GN Saibaba being denied adequate medical care and a life of dignity in prison?

    Why is GN Saibaba being denied adequate medical care and a life of dignity in prison?

    Rochelle Pinto
    · Jun 02, 2018 · 07:30 am
  • At an all-women petrol pump in Hyderabad, ex-cons get to kick-start a new life

    At an all-women petrol pump in Hyderabad, ex-cons get to kick-start a new life

    Ayesha Minhaz
    · Jul 17, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Watch: Writer Margaret Atwood explains how Shakespeare could help prisoners

    Watch: Writer Margaret Atwood explains how Shakespeare could help prisoners

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 06, 2016 · 06:00 pm