Dubai prison: Virtual visits and court hearing amid virus crisis

Behind a glass, sound-proof door, an inmate speaks with someone on a computer screen after visits to the Dubai prison were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a separate room of the same compound located in the emirate’s desert, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the city centre, another inmate appeared for a virtual court hearing, while a third was questioned by a prosecutor online. The use of video conferencing systems is one of the…