Himachal Pradesh state government launched video chat facility in all
six prisons of the state on 26 July 2013. The video conference
facility, first of its kind in the country, would help family and
friends save time and money on travelling to prisons to meet the
inmates. Even foreigners can avail this facility.
The government has already amended the Criminal Procedure Code
(CrPC), enabling the courts to utilize the video-conference facility
between the jails and the courts. This would also help save time and
money of the prison department in escorting the prisoners from jails to
courts.
The state has already taken many initiatives to reform the prisons.
It has declared one barrack each in six jails as open air jail in Kanda,
Nahan, Solan, Mandi, Dharamsala and Chamba towns. These jails allow
prisoners to go out after serving a stipulated term and earn their
livelihood.
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