Centre has sanctioned ₹5.89 crore to Tamil Nadu for e-prisons project, HC told

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has closed a public interest litigation petition filed in 2021 that sought a direction to the State to set up information kiosks in prisons. The court took note of the fact that the Centre had approved and sanctioned ₹5.89 crore to Tamil Nadu for the implementation of e-Prisons project.

The court was hearing the petition filed by K. R. Raja of Madurai. The petitioner said many prison inmates were unaware about their case status, hearing dates, judgments and other information. He sought a direction to the State to set up information kiosks in all central prisons, special prisons for women and borstal school.