Jharkhand ranks 9th in use of e-prison portal, 666 people are meeting prisoners every day

<!-- wp:paragraph -->Ranchi: The Government of India has launched an e-prison portal to meet the prisoners in jail.

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Every day 666 people are meeting the prisoners in jail in Jharkhand through the e-prison portal.

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During the last one month (from May 9 to June 9), 19,995 people have met the prisoners lodged in a total of 31 jails of the state.

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At present there are a total of 31 jails in Jharkhand, which include seven central jails, 16 divisional jails, seven upkaras and one open jail.

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A total of 17647 prisoners are lodged in all these jails.

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NIC developed the e-Prison portal and implemented it in Jharkhand in December 2014.

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The main objective of this application is to provide reliable information about the Prison Department of Jharkhand.

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This application promotes prisoner reform, greater transparency and centralized database planning and management, better efficiency and accountability of prisoners.

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Through this portal, any member of the family of a jail prisoner can talk through video conferencing from his mobile or computer sitting at home or can also apply online on this portal for a face to face meeting in the jail.

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