Bengaluru: The State prisons department has come out with an SMS alert system under e-prison scheme, to reduce the growing number of prison inmates jumping bail or parole. The jurisdictional police will get an SMS alert as soon as the inmate is released. This will help them to monitor the movements of inmates and contain anti-social activities, a senior official said. The alert system will be operational soon.
The department has been instructed to take the latest photograph of all inmates and record their finger prints and details.
The prisons department will also launch a facility where meeting an inmate will be possible through online booking. Under the system, relatives and friends can book an appointment online on the prisons’ website.
“We are also planning a video conferencing facility to help people who travel from distant places meet their family members in jail,” said an official. As per the plan, people can book the video conferencing facility from the district prison and get an appointment.
