Tag: Human Rights in Prisons

NCW Urges Centre to Set Up National Commission for Prisons, Calls for Gender-Responsive Reforms for Women Inmates

Team Law Notify National News June 11, 2026

June 10, 2026 : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that the Central Government establish a National Commission for Prisons to strengthen oversight of prison administration and ensure greater accountability in custodial institutions across India, with a particular Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court Orders Implementation of Open Prisons to Tackle Overcrowding

Team Law Notify Legal News April 9, 2026

Justice Ramesh Sinha, CJ and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal _ LawNotify

April 9, 2026 : Following a landmark Supreme Court judgment in the case of Suhas Chakma v. Union of India, the Chhattisgarh High Court has registered a suo motu public interest litigation to overhaul the state’s correctional system. A division Read more…