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Tiruchirappalli: January 22nd
In an attempt to end smuggling in of cellphones and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards inside central jails in Tamil Nadu, telephone booths will be installed in all such prisons.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited would work with Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) to install the phones in the prisons, which would help about 20,000 inmates, according to sources. The government had ordered provision of 54 booths in these prisons and in special prisons for women, besides in Borstal School at Pudukottai at a cost of Rs. 1.58 crore.Stating that the number of booths would vary from prison to prison, they said inmates would be allowed calls only to close relatives for which cards would be provided. This facility would end smuggling of cellphones and SIM cards to the Prison and also prevent crowding of visitors.
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