Shillong, Nov 20 (PTI) Meghalaya Inspector General of Prisons M Kharkrang on Friday launched an e-platform, which is set to smoothen the functioning of the jail department.

The web portal, e-prisons, is expected to reduce the delay in information processing as it will automate data processes and provide transparent services to all stakeholders, the IG said at the launch programme at Tura.

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All information about jail inmates shall be available on the portal, which can be accessed by prisons, police and intelligence and central agencies.

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