Call Facilities In Prison

The Bombay High Court on Monday sought the Maharashtra government's response to a public interest litigation seeking resumption of voice and video call facilities for prison inmates to communicate with their family members and legal counsels.

Around 18,000 undertrials in Maharashtra prisons can now call their families and talk for five minutes every week, with the first such 'coin box' facility in the state launched in Sangli district.

Prison authorities in West Bengal are considering installing international calling facilities in city correctional homes to allow over 2,200 foreign inmates connect with their relatives in their own country, an official said on Monday.

The Bombay High Court on Monday sought the Maharashtra government's response to a public interest litigation seeking resumption of voice and video call facilities for prison inmates to communicate with their family members and legal counsels.

Around 18,000 undertrials in Maharashtra prisons can now call their families and talk for five minutes every week, with the first such 'coin box' facility in the state launched in Sangli district.

Prison authorities in West Bengal are considering installing international calling facilities in city correctional homes to allow over 2,200 foreign inmates connect with their relatives in their own country, an official said on Monday.