Project: All records of jail inmates in 55 jails of Bihar would be digitised and put on website in a phased manner. The project has already been launched in Patna's Beur Central Jail on pilot basis. The project will be later introduced in all six central jails, 33 district jails and 16 sub-jails of the state.
Bihar is facing the problem of overcrowding in Jails. According to economic survey report, 2008 of the government, there were 39,920 inmates in all 55 jails as against the maximum capacity of 29,598 only. The overcrowding in jails has been a major concern both for the government as well as rights activists. To keep records of visitors in the jails, the project seeks to introduce bio-metric system. Few months back, video conferencing system was introduced to speed up the trial of cases and lessen the chances of escape of jail birds during production.
Meanwhile the government has initiated steps to expand the capacities of new divisional jails in Gopalganj, Jammui, and Jehanbad and sub jails in Bennipatti and Daudnagar to lessen the overcrowding in the jails.
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