India's oldest prisoner walks out of jail at age 108

LUCKNOW: In 1987, when he was 84, Brij Bihari went on a killing spree. All his life, he had cherished one dream: to be mahant of Maharajganj's Jagannath temple. Towards that end, he had lived a life of celibacy, remained a staunch vegetarian, prayed every day. But when that didn't happen, in ripe old age, he plotted to kill. Four people were dead when he was through.Read More................India's oldest prisoner walks out of jail at 108

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Prisoners attack jail staff with Cricket bats

Hyderabad: It was a routine check at the Cherlapally Open Air Jail on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The jail staff were checking to see if any prisoner had a mobile phone on Monday, when they were attacked by some undertrial prisoners.

The jailors reportedly suspected that some phones had been smuggled into the jail. When they were conducting searches in the Papagni block of the jail, where those under trial in terror-related cases are lodged, the prisoners attacked them with cricket bats.Read more at: Prisoners attack jail staff with cricket bats in Hyderabad

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World's oldest prisoner at 108

Serving life sentence in a prison in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur town, about 275 km from here, 108-year-old Brij Bihari could very well be the oldest prisoner in the world.

After spending about 24 years in the jail on the charge of killing four people along with some others, Brij Bihari, a resident of Barahara Mahant village, could finally expect to breathe fresh air on Republic Day.

Bihari and 18 others were sentenced to life imprisonment for the killings at Bariyapur Shahi village in the district in 1987. Of them, three died while serving their sentence in jail.
As many as 16 members of Brij Bihari’s family, including himself, had been named in the killings. The sensational killings, which were attributed to old enmity, had evoked an outcry then. Read More................World's oldest prisoner at 108

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Prisoner says jail staff stole his undergarments, paste

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): A bizarre case of theft of undergarments, biscuits and toothpaste has been lodged by police in Maharashtra against the superintendent and three employees of a local district jail, an official said here Monday. Read More................Prisoner says jail staff stole his undergarments, paste

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A stint in jail helps prisoners put on weight

CHENNAI: Steaming hot upma or pongal, sambhar rice with vegetables, boiled peanuts, dal with ghee and roasted chicken. This is not the menu card of a south Indian restaurant, but food served to inmates of various prisons in Tamil Nadu. Read More................A stint in TN jail helps prisoners put on weight

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Prisoners in jail to serve cows!!!

Lucknow: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly central jail have come up with a new idea to reform criminals - cow service! Now prison inmates will have to regularly bathe, feed and milk cows, considered sacred to Hindus. Read more...........Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh jail to serve cows now

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33% of Indians live in less space than US prisoners

One in every three urban Indians lives in homes too cramped to exceed even the minimum requirements of a prison cell in the US. If that sounds shocking, check this out: In the past 50 years, both the number and proportion of Indians living in homes with a per capita space of less than 100 square feet have gone up substantially. In fact, a majority of Indians have per capita space equivalent to or less than a 10 feet x 10 feet room for their living, sleeping, cooking, washing and toilet needs. Read more...................33% of Indians live in less space than US prisoners

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When Prisoners Spy for Extra Chicken!!

CHENNAI: At Puzhal prison in Tamil Nadu state of India, officials are using “well-behaved inmates” as decoys to keep tabs on other prisoners. The bait: extra chicken dishes.

Based on the information provided by these inmates, prison officials have been secretly monitoring the movements of several suspects. “We have placed at least 20 inmates — Prakash, an accused in the Kurangu Kumar murder case, notorious gangster Nagendran and Somu, an accused in the murder of MLA MK Balan — under shadow-watch. We suspect they have been using mobiles and smuggling contraband with the help of some prison officials,” as per R Duraisamy, deputy inspector general of police, prisons. Read more............................Prisoners spy for extra chicken

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Prisoner seeks parole for honeymoon

Chandigarh: It was an unique request that the Punjab and Haryana High Court received - a prisoner asked to be granted parole to go on honeymoon. Kastur Singh, who is serving a life term for murder in Kurukshetra jail, 110 km from here, sought parole to go on a honeymoon to “exercise his conjugal rights”. Read more............................Haryana prisoner seeks parole for honeymoon

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Inspired by Gandhi, prisoner confesses to crimes

The impact of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy came to the fore in a most unexpected place - the Nashik Central Prison in Maharashtra state of India. A jail inmate underwent such a transformation after reading 'My Experiments With Truth' that he confessed to his crimes.

And prisoner Laxman Tukaram Gole did more. He happily accepted the court's verdict sentencing him to 25 months in prison and also offered to spend two months extra behind bars in lieu of a fine of Rs.1,050 which he could not afford to pay. Read more................Inspired by Gandhi, prisoner confesses to crimes

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Missing prisoner found snoring on jail roof

In Kolkata city in West Bengal state of India, Raju Gaji, 19, was lodged into a jail earlier this month, but he went missing from the jail for almost 24 hours & later was found by prison guards snoring on the roof of the jail.

In fact he was bored with the prison routine and wanted to catch up on some sleep.

"We had sounded the alarm and were looking for him everywhere, but he could not be traced," B.D. Sharma, a senior police officer said.

Yesterday afternoon, prison guards heard loud snoring from one of the buildings.

"They climbed on top of the roof and found Gaji sleeping," Mr Sharma said.

A groggy Gaji seemed surprised when he found himself surrounded by guards pointing rifles at him, a senior jail official said.

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