K.V.

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Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Prisons Department plans video conferencing

Prisoners wanted in different courts can be tried simultaneously

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department will shortly introduce simultaneous
multi-party video-conferencing from prisons to courts not only in the State but also across
the country.
Under this facility, a prisoner wanted in different courts across the country can be tried
simultaneously through multi-party video conferencing. Andhra Pradesh prisons is also
planning to try Abdul Karim Telgi, prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam
through this facility even if he is lodged in a jail in any other part of the country.
Only a matter of time
Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services R.P. Singh and Polycom Country
Manager Yugal Sharma explained the salient feature of the new facility at a press
conference on Tuesday. Mr. Singh said Andhra Pradesh Technology Services will provide the
necessary infrastructure and it was only a matter of time before the multi-party
conferencing began. "We may even hold the trial of underworld don Abu Salem through the
same procedure," he added.
Thanks to successful implementation of the prisons and courts network through the Polycom
view-station video-conferencing units, the State Prisons Department will shortly add another
feather in its cap.
Mr. Singh said the State Prisons Department had rolled out the sophisticated Polycom video-
conferencing solution to its courtrooms and jails in 15 districts within the State