{"id":225056,"date":"2023-02-04T19:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=225056"},"modified":"2023-02-22T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:12:03","slug":"tihar-jail-to-get-ai-powered-surveillance-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tihar-jail-to-get-ai-powered-surveillance-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Tihar jail to get AI-powered surveillance system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201cTihar jail to get AI-powered surveillance system<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>The Hindu <\/b>on <b>4th February 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tihar jail is installing artificial intelligence(AI)-powered CCTV cameras to monitor inmates and fight crime.The premises will also have a real-time grievance redressal system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Tihar Jail?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tihar jail is the largest prison complex in South Asia. It is home to some of the most high-profile criminals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tihar jail, which has the capacity to house 5,200 inmates, has 12,762 prisoners at present across its nine central prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overcrowding has made monitoring inmates difficult. Despite advanced security surveillance, the killing of Sidhu Moosewala last year was reportedly plotted inside Tihar jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the steps being taken to address these concerns at Tihar Jail?<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_225071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225071\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-225071 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GGQAR80J4.1G3TAR8404.1.png?resize=437%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tihar Jail\" width=\"437\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GGQAR80J4.1G3TAR8404.1.png?w=555&amp;ssl=1 555w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GGQAR80J4.1G3TAR8404.1.png?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>AI Powered CCTV Cameras: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the pilot project, 20 AI-powered cameras with built-in facial recognition will be installed. As many as 1,248 additional CCTV cameras will also be put in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cameras will cover repetitive hand movements such as while assaulting another person, or hand movements suggestive of a phone call, and automatically trigger an alert to the officers. The cameras will also capture instances of inmates leaving the designated perimeter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the AI-powered cameras will not be installed in jails which house only women prisoners, because of \u201cprivacy concerns\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Grievance redressal mechanism:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The mechanism has been in place for years, but the existing system is time-consuming and completely manual.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new mechanism will address physical and mental distress calls in real-time. A PCR call-like feature set up in each ward will help respond to distress calls. Staffers will also be provided with walkie-talkies to communicate with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cTihar jail to get AI-powered surveillance system\u201d published in The Hindu on 4th February 2023. What is the News? Tihar jail is installing artificial intelligence(AI)-powered CCTV cameras to monitor inmates and fight crime.The premises will also have a real-time grievance redressal system. What is Tihar Jail? 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