Delhi plans virtual court cubicles for high-risk prison inmates

Going to court is hard for people who are in jail because they have to be driven there in special vans, and that can be dangerous.

Some prisoners are very important or very dangerous, and moving them can create big security problems.

To keep everyone safe, the government of Delhi in India has a new plan.

They want to build special little rooms, called cubicles, inside the jails.

In these rooms, prisoners can talk to the judge and lawyers using computers and cameras, without leaving the jail.

This is called a virtual court hearing.

Right now there are 250 such rooms in Delhi's jails, and the government wants to build 840 more.

All three big jail complexes in Delhi — Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini — will get these rooms.

About 20,000 people live in these jails.

The rooms will have computers, cameras, internet and microphones so everyone can see and hear each other.

This way, more prisoners can go to their court hearings safely from inside the jail.