Hyderabad: Inmates of Chanchalguda jail can now listen to film songs and host their own programmes as authorities have launched an internal FM radio facility, the first-of-its-kind initiative in the state.
Telangana Director General of Prisons V K Singh said that the idea was to explore the creativity of the prisoners and facilitate their rehabilitation process.
The prisoners will now able to listen to film songs, entertainment programmes and preachings about good behaviour, according to the officials.
As part of the rehabilitation programme, the"Jail Vani" or "Jail Radioservice" was launched in Chanchalguda prison on March 10.
"Initially, the duration of the programme will be confined for an hour per day and would start around 3 pm. We will see how this would work out and take a decision accordingly (on extending the time)," Singh added.
The idea behind this is entertainment, education, information, rehabilitation and skill upgradation of the prisoners.
The programmes will be composed by the inmates and once in a while some radio jockeys from outside will also be brought in.
All the cells in Chanchalguda prison have been provided with speakers so that prisoners would be able to listen to the programmes.
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The prison department is planning to extend the radio facility to the special prison for women at Chanchalguda, Cherlapally central prison on the outskirts of the city and Warangal central prison in a month.
Singh said the radio service will eventually be introduced to all seven district jails in Telangana.
