The inmates of the Central Jail in Goa will not be allowed to obtain meals from guests, a discover from the jail superintendent has mentioned.
Based on a latest discover from the jail superintendent, that is after a “full-fledged canteen” was made practical on the jail. Officers declare this was aimed toward stopping telephones from being smuggled into the jail.
Within the discover, Shankar B Gaonkar, Superintendent Central Jail, Colvale, mentioned: “That is to tell all of the inmates of Central Jail Colvale and their guests that no prisoner shall be allowed to obtain meals from their guests…Prisoners should buy extra meals apart from common weight loss plan from the canteen. The guests are permitted to deposit the requisite amount of cash into the accounts of inmates which they will utilise to buy meals objects from the jail canteen”.
Jail authorities mentioned the choice has been taken to ban smuggling of contraband objects, particularly cell phones, into the jail. Officers mentioned there had been a number of situations the place the family members of inmates conceal prohibited objects, together with telephones, tobacco and narcotics, in meals packets and hand them over to the prisoners in the course of the visitation hours.
Among the many most regularly seized objects, in accordance with officers, are mini cell phones – usually smaller than the dimensions of an index finger, that are recognized for good reception. An official, requesting anonymity, mentioned: “In latest seizures, it was seen that mini-mobile telephones of a selected model are being hidden contained in the packaging of meals objects and chapatis and handed on to the inmates by their households once they come to go to”.
This comes two months after 4 policemen, together with a deputy superintendent, have been suspended for his or her alleged involvement in smuggling narcotics into the jail. A delegation of Goa Human Rights Fee, in its report in October final yr, had urged the authorities to set-up cellular jammers within the jail premises to stop the usage of cell phones throughout the premises by the inmates and to make sure efficient functioning of CCTVs.
The jail authorities had additionally put in a ‘sensible card telephone system’ whereby seven telephones have been put in for the inmates to contact their relations and attorneys final August. The authorities had claimed that the initiative was meant to curb incidents of cell phones being smuggled contained in the jail.
© The Indian Categorical Pvt Ltd
