Delhi jails set for 27.5-crore digital upgrade for virtual hearings

…19,500 against a sanctioned capacity of 10,026. Officials said the growing prison population has increased the need for a robust digital infrastructure to facilitate virtual production of prisoners before courts. “ The existing network infrastructure was established in 2004-05 and has become obsolete, while network switches installed during 2010-11 have reached end-of-support status ,” an official said. According to officials, several network cables have also deteriorated over time, prompting the prison department to opt for complete replacement rather than integrating new systems with the old…