Chennai: The Prison Department of Nadu Tamil has decided to allow visitors to meet prison inmates starting August 16.
The practice remained suspended since April 27 because of the second wave of Covid-19.
Visitors must be fully vaccinated or they must produce a negative certificate for the RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours.
The meeting period will be for 15 minutes.
Visitors must make an appointment through the E-Prisons visitor management system or by telephone at least the day before the planned visit.
People will be allowed to meet inmates between 9am and at 2pm at weekdays when there is no holiday exchanged, the release of the DGP (prison) Sunil Kumar Singh.
Visitors must use a mask.
They will be allowed to meet inmates after thermal screening.
Contact Number to Make Prison Class Appointment I, Puzhal: 93454 74957 Central Prison-II, Puzhal: 97907 98043 Prison Center, Vellore: 0416 2900013 Prison Center, Cuddalore: 94885 88512 Prison Center, Trichy: 0413 2333213 Prison Center, Salem: 0427 2405163 Central prison, coimbatore: 0422 2307218 central prison, madurai: 0452 2361125 central prison, palayamkottai: 0462 2531845 prison specifically for women, Puzhal: 9345458296 prison specifically for women, vellore: 0416 2900014 prison specifically for women, trichy: 9345467960 special prison, Madurai: 0452 2361132 Prison Special for Women, Coimbatore: 0422 2301819