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Viyyur Central Prison in Kerala starts a television channel of its own, by the inmates for inmates

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How a Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict doggedly used the Right to Information Act to reveal illegalities in Sanjay Dutt’s frequent leaves and remission from prison

Lust for Life

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A first-hand perspective of Bengal’s prison systems

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The outrage after an inmate is beaten to death in Byculla Women’s Jail

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Prison diaries of the infamously famous

Citizen Chained

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A regional classic brings out the dehumanising experience of prison life

Co-opting the Dead

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Take reports of suicides following Jayalalithaa’s conviction with a pinch of salt

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The comeback queen of Tamil Nadu reaches a dead end

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prison

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The Jail Telecast

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Grime and Punishment

Citizen Chained

Co-opting the Dead

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