Jail Radio: Sonipat

Sonipat Jail Radio: 2022

Superintendent: Shri Rajender Singh

Assistant Superintendent:  Shri Kishori Lal

History of Sonipat Jail:  District Jail, Sonipat was built in 1983. This is among the new jails of Haryana. This jail was earlier infamous for inmates indulging in gang wars in different parts of Haryana.

Capacity and sanctioned strength:  District Jail, Sonipat has about 1100 inmates, including 100 women inmates, against the sanctioned capacity of 745 inmates. 148 inmates are undergoing rigorous imprisonment.

Jail Radio: With the introduction and continuity of prison radio, it is seen as a place of reformation and creativity. Jail authorities do find a visible change.

International Conference 2023: Tinka Tinka Foundation represented India at the 7th ECREA Radio and Sound Conference, held from September 6th to 8th, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. Theme of the Conference for this year was ‘Radio and Sound Ecosystems in the Platform Age.’ Dr. Vartika Nanda, founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, delivered a detailed presentation on “Music on Prison Radio: Impact of Tinka Jail Radio on Inmates in Sonipat Prison, Haryana, India”, in the panel on “Incarcerated sounds: Making radio within the prison ecosystem.”  The conference was hosted by the Catalan Radio Observatory (GRISS-UAB) and the Department of Audio-visual Communication and Advertising of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)  at the Casa de la Convalescència. 

Citations & References: Tinka Jail Radio in District Jail, Sonipat (Haryana) 

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