An inmate wearing protective gear receives a virtual visit at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai's city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
DUBAI: 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.
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An inmate wearing protective gear receives a virtual visit at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai's city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear read in seats respecting distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, at the library of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
An inmate wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic works at a loom, at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
A doctor shows a hallway at the medical centre of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
A doctor examines an inmate's X-ray at the medical centre of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Emirati Director General of punitive and correctional institutions Brigadier Ali al-Shamali, gestures towards an inmate wearing protective during a virtual visit at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
An inmate wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic works with textiles, at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
A doctor shows a room at the medical centre of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
An inmate wearing protective gear receives a virtual visit at Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear read in seats respecting distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, at the library of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
An inmate wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic works on a 1:60 scale reproduction of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, at the Al-Awir central Prison in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic work on a 1:60 scale reproduction of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, at the Al-Awir central Prison in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic work on a 1:60 scale reproduction of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, at the Al-Awir central Prison in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
An inmate wearing protective gear amid the Covid-19 pandemic works on a 1:60 scale reproduction of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, at the Al-Awir central Prison in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear in seats respecting distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, attend a lesson the al-Aweer central Prison in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
Inmates wearing protective gear read in seats respecting distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, at the library of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
A policeman enters Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
A doctor talks remotely to an inmate at the medical centre of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the correctional compound located about 35km from Dubai’s city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. — AFP
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