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Communication of prisoner with outside world will be recorded/ monitored for safety, security: UP government informs Allahabad High Court
This is being done as per the recommendations and guidelines issued by the High Powered Committee constituted pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court in the case of In Re Contagion of COVID-19 virus in prisons.
In a plea before the Allahabad High Court regarding the rights of prisoners, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government counsel informed the Court that communication of prisoners with outside world will be recorded/monitored for safety and security (Anshad Badarudheen & Anr v. State of UP).