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282:. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into ordinary members of society by providing them with useful skills, education, and respect for the law. It aims to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. To engage, rehabilitate, and reform its inmates, Tihar uses
458:— an international serial killer, secretly escaped from Tihar on 16 March 1986, but was recaptured shortly thereafter, returned to the prison and sentenced to an additional ten years for the escape. He was released and deported on completion of his term on 17 February 1997
796:'s 10-day Vipassana classes at Tihar Jail in 1993 by then Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, Kiran Bedi. Bedi had her guards trained in Vipassana first, and then she had Goenka give his initial class to 1,000 prisoners.
298:. As of December 2023, Tihar jail has 14,059 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 5,200. The prison population as of 31 December 2023 has increased by double in comparison to the population as of 31 December 2018.
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is shown as Tihar Jailer "Tiger" Muthuvel "Muthu" Pandian.
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1361:"India prisoners dig tunnel to escape from Tihar jail"
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879:. The Economist (5 May 2012). Retrieved 2012-05-31.
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1363:. BBC. 29 June 2015.
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915:"Now, a Tihar Idol"
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