Chandigarh: The police will keep a close watch on the prisoners lodged in Punjab jails. The police will use body-worn cameras for the jail staff. This will help keep an eye on everything from their conversations with the prisoners in jail. In the first phase, the police is going to buy 222 cameras. This process will be completed by November. The government has approved this project.
Due to the strictness of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the police department now does not want to leave any stone unturned in the security of the jails. In such a situation, every step is being taken so that strict watch can be kept on the activities inside the jails. Along with this, drug abuse and the use of mobile phones inside jails should be banned.
The police report this to the court at every hearing. The High Court has also asked Punjab to learn a lesson from Haryana. The court said that many flaws are found in the jails of Punjab, whereas no such incident comes to light there. There should be an effort to learn from Haryana.
A pilot project of body-worn cameras was done for jail employees in some jails in the state. It has shown good results. After which further work on the project has started. This will help in monitoring the behaviour and routine of the prisoners. Along with this, information about the cell can also be obtained.
The cameras will be of the latest technology. Their live recording will go directly to the control room. Senior officers will keep an eye on this thing. If they feel that something is wrong, then it will be corrected. A senior officer said that there are a lot of expectations from the project.
The body-worn camera is a small device. It is fitted near the shoulder of the uniform. This camera has a lens, which can be rotated in all four directions. That is, recording can be done from any angle. It is equipped with a GPS. At the same time, the recording will go to the control room. While the recording of 15 seconds can remain in the camera.
