Digital Liberty: A Crucial Step In The Rehabilitation Of Prisoners

Abstract

The author in this paper has explained the relation between the terms ‘freedom’ and ‘liberty’, and how the right to exercise liberty in relation to free speech has undergone change in the digital era. The paper informs as to how digital liberty is a sine qua non for securing rehabilitation of persons in the era of technology. In this paper the condition Indian prisons has been analyzed with respect to level of education of the prisoners and the impact of the initiatives for the prison reformation on rehabilitation of prisoners. To explain the impact of initiatives on the rehabilitation of prisoners, reference to a variety of sources has been made. Towards the end of the paper the author has given certain suggestions to reduce the digital divide between the released prisoners and the rest of the society by ensuring digital empowerment of the released prisoners.