AI guards never sleep: The future of Indian prison management

Alok Kumar, the newly appointed Director General of Prisons for Karnataka, recently made an announcement that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie. The prison department is contemplating an Al-based intrusion detection system, with trials already underway. For those wondering what this means in simple terms, imagine intelligent cameras that do not just record but actually think, analyse, and alert authorities the moment something suspicious happens inside prison premises. The question we must ask ourselves is whether this technological leap will truly bring control to prison management or create new complications we have not yet considered.