Vadodara (Gujarat): Inmates of the Vadodara Central Jail on Wednesday launched their own radio station, in an initiative aimed at rehabilitation and reformation of prisoners and to help them express their creative side, officials said.
Around 1,500 prisoners are lodged in the jail and a few of them will be trained to become radio jockeys as part of this internal 'Radio Prison' service, they said. This is the fourth prison in Gujarat to launch such a radio service. Authorities have set up a studio within the jail premises and over 60 speakers are installed across different barracks for prisoners to listen to the radio service, Vadodara Central Jail's prisoner welfare officer Mahesh Rathod told media.
"The main advantage of this service is that we shall be able to educate and spread awareness about various issues among the prisoners in a better way," he said. Gujarat's Inspector General of Prisons K L N Rao launched the service at the central jail here on Wednesday and said it will serve as a multi-level infotainment (information and entertainment) platform for jail inmates.