Jail Radio


Sri Aurobindo Society established first ever Jail Radio in South India in the Central Prison of Pondicherry.

Published On: 06-Dec-2022

This Jail Radio will be a recreational and reformation initiative, the inmates who want to showcase their talent like singing, poetry recitation, storytelling and experience sharing can do through this. Jail Radio will keep the inmates and the Jail staff updated on the happenings of the outside world. Jail radio will be a source of entertainment in the leisure hours when they are alone in the cells and feel depressed, this will keep them engaged. Sri Aurobindo Society will connect the families of the inmates in a two-way communication through pre-recorded messages/songs/poems/information.

The Chief Operating Officer of State Bank of India MF personally visited to inaugurate the Jail Radio, He was so impressed with the Auro Model Prison Project that on the spot he sponsored a Hi Tech gym and Rs 1 lakh for the jail Library.

Source: Dinamalar