Mysore/Mysuru: A woman and a relative of an undertrial have been sent to jail after they were caught smuggling SIM cards among clothes to be given to an undertrial. Those arrested are Nasreen Taj, mother of Mohammed Rihan, the undertrial and Farheen Taj, a relative of Nasreen. Mohammed Rihan is an accused in a murder…
Mysuru Central Prison staffer arrested for attempting to supply tobacco to inmate Mysore/Mysuru: In a classic case of the “fence eating the crop,” a Jail Warder entrusted with preventing contraband from entering Mysuru Central Prison was himself caught smuggling banned items into the jail. The accused, identified as H.R. Ramesh, a Jail Warder, was caught…
DGP Prisons Alok Kumar leads two-hour surprise raid, unearths weapons, security lapses Mysore/Mysuru: A surprise raid on Mysuru Central Prison last night has exposed how inmates were managing to bypass prison rules and improvise prohibited items inside the jail. The raid was led by Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services) Alok Kumar and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City unit of the Prison Ministry of India (PMI) had organised Christmas celebration in Mysuru Central Prison in city on Dec. 18. Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. Francis Serrao SJ was the chief guest. Dr. Michael Noronha, Coordinator of Karnataka PMI, Prof. Jose Mathew and Joseph Johnson were the guests of…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a major move to strengthen prison security and enhance transparency, the Karnataka Government is rolling out a technology-driven prison management system across nine major prisons in the State, including the Central Prison in Mysuru. The digital overhaul will feature real-time inmate movement tracking, cashless canteen systems and QR code-based biometric prisoner phone calling…
Mysore/Mysuru: Alok Kumar, who has been newly appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP), Prisons and Correctional Services, gave a surprise visit to the Central Prison in city this noon and personally inspected each and every barracks in the Prison premises. During his inspection, he heard the grievances of the inmates and also from…
Mysore/Mysuru: An attempt to smuggle marijuana (ganja) concealed inside the waistbands of jeans into Mysuru Central Prison has come to light, with two persons taken into custody in connection with the incident. According to prison officials, Roopa, who had arrived at the prison on Friday evening to deliver clothes to her son Akash, an undertrial…
Mysuru: Vinattaa Rao, an entrepreneur from Mysuru, Founder of Akar, a transformational mentor and empowerment facilitator, conducted a training session for women inmates at the Central Prison in Mysuru. The training focused on stress management and emotional regulation, positive thinking and mindfulness, mental health awareness and coping strategies.
3-day literature workshop begins; Karnataka Sahitya Academy launches unique experiment from Mysuru Central Prison Mysuru: A three-day special literary workshop for the inmates of Mysuru Central Prison, organised by Karnataka Sahitya Academy in association with the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, was inaugurated yesterday. Chairman of Karnataka Sahitya Academy L.N. Mukund Raj, in his…
State Human Rights Commission inspects Mysuru Central Prison after the death of three inmates Mysuru: Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) Dr. T. Sham Bhatt along with Member S.K. Vantigodi, visited Mysuru Central Prison yesterday to inspect the facility following the recent tragic deaths of three inmates. The officials were welcomed by…
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