Dubai:The remote visual communication service between inmates at the General
Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions at Dubai Police and their
families inside and outside the country has recorded 1693 virtual visits since it
was launched earlier this year.
Brigadier Ali Al Shamali, Director of the General Department of Punitive and
Correctional Institutions at Dubai Police, said the service is a humanitarian
initiative that enables Dubai inmates to communicate with their families, inside
and outside the country, in a way that achieves the principle of physical
distancing.
“The service also fulfills the commitment to the precautionary and preventive
measures called upon by the Dubai Government in light of the current global
COVID-19 crisis,” Brig. Al Shamali added.
Brig. Al Shamali added that Dubai Police have been keen to provide complete
logistical support to the inmates so that they can communicate with their loved
ones through electronic devices, in cooperation with the General Department of
Artificial Intelligence at Dubai Police.
He explained that families should first request an online visit through Dubai
Police app available on smartphones; they will then receive a text message with
a link of the specific date and time for the video call. They can later go to Dubai
Police official website and connect to the inmates who would be offered the
necessary electronic devices to join the call.