Admn Report Of Ap Jails

K.V.Reddy President All India Prison Officers Association 09849904733 / 09440060055 Email:[email protected]

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - 2007-08 ANDHRA PRADESH PRISONS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT Andhra

Pradesh

Prisons

and

Correctional

Services

Department

confines, manages and provides a safe, secure and humane environment to prisoners both undertrial and convicted, by utilizing a trained professional Prison Force and providing them opportunities for re-integration in society as responsible and productive citizens and thus serve and protect the society. VISION Our vision is to provide a service of which the public can be proud and which will be regarded as a standard of excellence in the country. GOALS Our principal goals are to:  Keep prisoners in safe custody  Maintain order, control, discipline and safe prison environment  Provide decent conditions for prisoners and meet their needs, with respect to food, clothing, bedding, hygiene, sanitation and health care.  Provide positive programmes which help prisoners address their offending behaviour and allow them as full and responsible a life as possible.  Help prisoners prepare for their return to the community.  Keep the prison force disciplined, motivated and professional by reinforcement with periodical training.  Deliver prison services using the resources provided by Government with maximum efficiency. In meeting these goals, we will co-operate closely with other criminal

justice agencies for development of the criminal justice system as a whole.

ANDHRA PRADESH PRISONS DEPARTMENT VALUES In seeking to realize our vision and meet our goals, we will adhere to the following values.  Integrity is fundamental to every thing we do. We will meet honesty and openness, and exercise effective stewardship of public money and assets.

 Commitment by our staff and to our staff.

Staff are the most

important asset empowered to develop and use their skills and abilities to the full, while being held accountable for their performance. Teamwork will be encouraged. respect and openness.

They will be treated with fairness,

Their safety and well being will be a prime

concern.

 Care for prisoners. Prisoner will be treated with fairness, justice and respect as individuals. Their punishment is deprivation of liberty and they are entitled to certain recognized standards while in prison. They will be given reasons for decisions and, where possible, involved in discussions about matters effecting them. In working with prisoners, we will involve their families and others in the community as fully as possible.

 Equality of Opportunity we are committed to equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination on improper grounds.

 Innovation and Improvement are essential to success of the

service, requiring the acceptance of change and the delivery of continuing improvements in quality and efficiency.

I. AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRISON DEPARTMENT Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department came into existence on 1st November, 1956 after the re-organization of States by amalgamation of the then Hyderabad Prison Service and the Prison Service of the then Andhra State.

Initially the Prisons Department consisted of only few Central Jails,

District Jails and Sub Jails. Subsequently during 1976 in pursuance of the policy decision taken by the Government to transfer the administration of Sub Jails from the control of the Judiciary to that of Prisons Department, the Prisons Department expanded into a major Department.

Over a period of time, with the

upgradation of some jails into District Jails and Central Jails and due to construction of new jails, the number of institutions under the control of the Department has increased. During 1985, in order to improve the operational efficiency of the institutions and to effectively manage the department, the administration was decentralized and consequently 3 Regions were formed namely Telangana Region with 10 Districts, coastal Andhra Region with 07 Districts and Rayalaseema Region with 06 Districts each headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Prisons.

With the implementation of modernization

schemes, the infrastructure of the Prisons Department improved further an account of construction of new prisons, improvement in the hygiene and sanitary conditions, medical facilities, construction of quarters for staff and introduction of new correctional programmes for the prisoners.

Presently,

the Department has under its control 07 Central Prisons, 10 District Jails, 02 Open Prisons, 02 State Jails for Women, 01 Borstal School and 121 Sub Jails. Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department is considered as one of the most progressive Prisons Departments in the country. It has to its credit a number of far reaching reforms which were emulated by other states of the country. Among these achievements are establishment of the first permanent Open Prison at Moulali in 1954, introducing Panchayat System among prisoners, introducing

2 Stainless Steel Utensils and Gas Cooking System in the Prisons, provision of septic toilets in place of dry type toilets in 1980, uninterrupted water supply and introducing innovative vocational training programmes for prisoners, besides providing of modern medical facilities. In recent times, Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department has achieved the unique distinction of introducing the Video Linkage System between Prisons and Courts for the first time in the Country which enabled speedy justice to the UT prisoners. The Department also has the distinction of constructing the best prison in the country at Cherlapalli. A. ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP The A.P. Prisons Department is functioning under the control of Home Department.

The Director General and Inspector General of Prisons and

Correctional Services is the Head of the Department.

He is assisted by

2 Additional Inspectors General of Prisons at Headquarters and 2 Deputy Inspectors General of Prisons at Regional Level.

The various institutions

under the control of the Prisons Department are classified into Central Prisons, District Jails, Open Prisons, State Jails for Women, Borstal and Sub Jails. They are headed by officers of different ranks. Please refer to Annexure-1 at page No.37 1. DIRECTORATE The Director General and Inspector General of Prisons & Correctional Services is the Controlling Officer of the Prisons Department. During the year 2007-08, the Department was headed by the following Officers. 1]

Sri S.K.Jayachandra, I.P.S.

--

01-04-2007 to 31-10-2007

2]

Sri P. Gautam Kumar I.P.S. -- 01-11-2007 to 31-03-2008

3 To assist the Director General of Prisons at the directorate, there are 2 Additional Inspectors General of Prisons looking after the subjects of Headquarters and Development & Training respectively. Other officers working in Headquarters include P.A. to Inspector General of Prisons, Accounts Officer, Assistant Director (Statistics) and Assistant Director (Industries). 2. REGIONAL OFFICES The Department is divided into three regions i.e Telangana headed by Addl. Inspector General of Prisons, Costal Andhra Region and Rayalaseema Region each headed by Deputy Inspector General of

Prisons.

The

headquarters of the three regions are located at Hyderabad, Rajahmundry and Kadapa respectively. The Telangana Region consists of 10 districts with largest number of institutions.

About 50% of prison population in the state is confined in the

jails located in this region. The Coastal Andhra Region controls the jails in 07 Districts and Rayalaseema Region has 6 districts as given below: Sl. No. 1

Name of Region

the

2

No. of District

No. of Central Jails

No. of Distri ct Jails

No. of Open Prisons

State Jails for Women

Borstal School

No. of Sub Jails *

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

3

6

1

1

1

27

1

Telangana Region

2

Coastal Andhra Region

7

2

2

-

1

-

53

3

Rayalaseema Region

6

2

2

1

-

-

41

23

7

10

2

2

1

Total

* - Excluding Not Functioning Sub Jails.

121

4 3. TRAINING INSTITUTE The efficiency of an organization is determined by the caliber of training and motivation of the personnel manning it. This is particularly so in respect of organization that deals with human beings.

Therefore, very

special care and attention should be bestowed in selection and training of personnel who are to man the prison and Correctional Administration. Physical fitness and courage, leadership and man management qualities as well as balanced humane personality are essentially required for prison personnel. Andhra Pradesh State is the first State in South India to establish a State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA) in 1984 under the charge of a Principal in the cadre of Superintendent of jails. The State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA) is imparting ‘Basic Induction Training’ and in-service refresher courses to the lower and middle level executive officers with well-experienced faculty members.  During the year 2007-08, 2,560 staff members of different cadres have been trained. Details are furnished at page No.36 under Other Special Features.

B. PRISON ADMINISTRATION 1. CENTRAL PRISONS Central Prisons are the maximum security prisons established on territorial basis with larger capacity. Prisoners sentenced to above 2 years, Civil prisoners, prisoners sentenced to death and detenues are confined in Central Prisons.

Besides the above categories of prisoners, Under-trial

prisoners and Women prisoners of the district are also confined. The Central Prison also functions as the District Prison of the District. The Central Prisons are headed by officers of the rank of Superintendent of Jails.

5 The locations of the Central Prisons, their capacity etc., are given below: Sl. No.

Name of the jails

Year of establishmen t

Authorized Capacity

1 1.

2 Central Prison, Hyderabad Central Prison, Cherlapalli Central Prison, Warangal Central Prison, Rajahmundry Central Prison, Visakhapatna m Central Prison, Kadapa Central Prison, Nellore

3 1876

4 1000

Convicts 5 87

UTs 6 721

Others 7 8

Total 8 816

2000

1790

1107

693

6

1806

1886

1203

646

443

6

1095

1864

1136

1394

438

26

1858

1908

820

417

414

3

834

1992

950

788

155

8

951

1901

500

215

122

0

357

7399

4654

2986

57

7697

2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7.

Total

No. of prisoners as on 31-03-2008

Since large number of long term convicted prisoners are confined in Central Prisons diversified work programmes and vocational training schemes are implemented. The details of work programmes are given in the table below: Sl.No .

Central Prison, Cherlapa lli

Central Prison, Hyderaba d

Central Prison, Warang al

Central Prison, Nellore

Central Prison, Kadapa

Central Prison, Rajahmund ry

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Central Prison, Visakhapatn am 8

1.

Power looms

-

Power looms

-

-

Power looms

Power looms

2.

Soap making Steel

-

Soap making Steel

-

-

-

Steel

Steel

Steel

3.

-

Steel

furniture

furnitur e -

furnitur e -

4.

Phenyle making

-

5.

Durry making

-

Durry making

-

furnitur e Phenyl e making -

furniture

furniture

6.

Tailoring

-

Tailorin

Tailorin

Tailorin

Tailoring

7.

-

-

g Printing

g -

g -

-

-

8.

Dyeing

-

Dyeing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Durry making Tailoring

6 Short term prisoners in Central Prisons are imparted training in vocational programmes to enable them to rehabilitate themselves after release from prison. The details of vocational programmes are given under: Sl.No .

Central Prison, Cherlapa lli

Central Prison, Hyderaba d

Central Prison, Warang al

1

2

3

4

Centra l Prison, Nellor e 5

1.

Plumbing

-

-

2.

-

Book binding

3.

5.

Electrical wiring Motor driving Masonry

6.

Central Prison, Kadapa

Central Prison, Rajahmund ry

Central Prison, Visakhapatn am

6

7

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Book binding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Masonry

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.

-

-

-

-

-

Coir making unit DTP

8.

-

-

-

-

Carpent

-

4.

ry 9.

-

-

-

-

-

Smithy

Book binding

Carpentr y -

2. DISTRICT JAILS District Jails are located in District headquarters where Central Prisons are not established. There are 10 District Jails in the State. The District Jails admit convict prisoners sentenced upto 2 years and undertrail prisoners belonging to the District including those transferred by the Sub Jails. The District Jails are headed by the officers of rank of Deputy Superintendent of Jails. The authorized capacity of District Jail ranges from 200 to 500. District Jails are characterized by large number of remand prisoners and undertrial prisoners.

Women prisoners of the District are also confined in separate

enclosures which are looked after by women prison staff. Since the number

of convicts is less, no work programmes are implemented. The main work in District Jails relate to production of prisoners before the courts of the District.

7 The location of District Jails, their authorized capacity etc., are given in the table below: Sl.No .

Name of the Jail and location

Year of establishm ent

Authorize d capacity

No. of prisoners as on 31-03-2008

1 1.

2 Sangareddy

3 1870

4 95

Convicts 5 30

UTS 6 183

Total 7 213

2.

Nalgonda

1916

160

22

152

174

3.

1892

147

20

275

295

4.

Mahaboobnag ar Nizamabad

1964

320

48

375

423

5.

Karimnagar

1897

339

36

354

390

6.

Adilabad

2007

331

39

169

208

7.

Vijayawada

1976

166

30

230

260

8.

Guntur

1920

255

40

240

280

9.

Anantapur

1998

186

17

195

212

Ongole

2008

150

11

172

183

2149

293

2345

10.

Total

2638

3. OPEN PRISONS Open Prison system is a remarkable innovation in the realm of Correctional treatment providing an offender with greater freedom with natural surroundings and lesser tension which culminate in creating an atmosphere conducive to reform himself and to achieve social, moral and economic development in the society. Andhra Pradesh State has the credit of starting the first permanent Open Prison at Moulali (now Cherlapally) on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the year 1954. In 1965 another Open Prison was started at Anantapur. Both these Open Prisons are also called as Prisoners Agricultural Colonies. While the Open Prison at Moulali now Cherlapalli is located in 128.27 acres, the one at Anantapur is located in 1,427.57 acres. The authorized capacity of these

prisons is 195 and 235 respectively. Officers in the rank of Superintendent of Jails are holding the post of Superintendents of these prisons.

8 Prisoners who are not involved in heinous offences and are healthy and below 60 years and who have good family relations are selected to work in these prisons. Besides agricultural activities, training in Horticulture, Poultry form, Dairy farm and Sheep rearing is also imparted to the prisoners in these colonies. The income of Cherlapalli and Anantapur Colonies through various activities during the year 2007-2008 was Rs.22,85,869/- and Rs.6,44,876/respectively.

Prisoners of open prisons are extended liberal facilities in

parole and extra remission. Refer table on work programmes in Open Jails at page No.17 for more details. 4. SEMI OPEN PRISONS While Open Prisons are fully independent in functioning, Semi Open Prisons are not independent Institutions but located in prisons where Open lands are available for agricultural and other activities. Semi Open Prisons are located in the following places: Central Prison

District Jails

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. Sangareddy 7. Nalgonda 8. Mahaboobnagar 9. Nizamabad 10. Adilabad 11 Guntur 12 Vijayawada 13. Anantapur

Rajahmundry Advivaram Nellore Warangal Kapada

Sub Jail 16. Khammam 17. Vizianagaram 18. Srikakulam 19. Kurnool

14. Karimnagar 15. Ongole The criteria of selection of prisoners and the condition of work in Semi Open Prisons remains same as those of Open Prisons.

The difference

however, is that the prisoners working in Semi Open Prisons are engaged in agricultural 9 activities only in day time and report back to prison in the evening for confinement. 5. OPEN CAMP Open Camps are camps established with the prisoners for a specific purpose.

An Open Camp is functioning in Gachibowli, Hyderabad at the

premises of Indian Immunologicals, a public sector organization which is engaged in developing vaccine for treatment of foot and mouth disease in animals.

The prisoners who work in this Open Camps are selected from

among the prisoners who are already working in two open prisons located at Cherlapalli and Anantapur. Prisoners working here are being paid Rs. 50/- as daily wage. They are extended facilities similar to those of open prisons. 6. STATE JAILS FOR WOMEN There are two exclusive prisons for confining women at Rajahmundry and Hyderabad.

The State Jail for Women at Rajahmundry was earlier

functioning under the administrative control of Superintendent, Central Prison, Rajahmundry till 1994,

whereas the State Jail for Women at

Hyderabad was originally a separate annexe attached to Central Prison, Hyderabad. In 1994, they were declared independent institutions under the control of a Women Superintendent. The particulars regarding their location, area, authorized accommodation are given under; Sl.

Name of the Jail

Year of

Area

Authorized

No.

establishme nt

Accommodatio n

1

2

3

1.

State Jail for Women, Hyderabad State Jail for Women, Rajahmundry

1994

6 Acres

220

1955

4.5 Acres

160

2.

4

5

10 Women Prisoners are taken care by the Women Staff in accordance with model prison manual. All convicted prisoners including life convicted prisoners and death sentenced prisoners belonging to Telangana Districts are confined at State Jail for Women, Hyderabad, while convicted Prisoners from Rayalaseema Districts and Coastal Andhra Districts are confined in State Jail for Women, Rajahmundry. Besides convicted prisoners, Undertrial prisoners concerned in the local courts are also confined in these prisons. Children of Women Prisoners are allowed to stay with their mother till the age of 06 years. Children between the ages of 03 to 06 years are sent to local schools for their education with a view to provide healthy environment for their normal upbringing. Creches are provided in these 2 prisons. Children after attaining the age of 06 years are either handed over to the relatives of their parents or admitted in Government hostels. Women Prisoners are provided with various work programmes as given below; Sl.No.

Name of the Jail

1

2

Work programmes 3

1.

State Jail Women, Rajahmundry

for 1. 2. 3. 4.

2.

State

for 1. Embroidery

Jail

Coir making unit Envelop making Tailoring amber charka

Women, Hyderabad

2. Tailoring 3. Tooth Powder Making 4. Candle Unit

Full time Lady Medical Officers are working in these jails to attend to the medical needs of the prisoners.

11 7. BORSTAL SCHOOL There is one Borstal School functioning at Nizamabad which was established in 1977. It is located in 1.2 ½ Acres with an authorized capacity of 93. However, as on

31-03-2008 only 11 inmates were confined.

Borstal School is a correctional institution meant for reforming adolescent offenders who are in the age group of 18 to 21.

The primary

objective of the Borstal School is to ensure care, welfare and rehabilitation of young offenders and to keep them away from contaminating atmosphere of the prison.

Emphasis is given on education, training and moral influence

conducive for reformation and prevention of crime. Over a period of time, the admissions of inmates into Borstal School has been steadily coming down.

The reasons being lesser committals of

young offenders to Borstal Schools and unwillingness on the part of parents to allow detention of their children in Borstal Schools, the reason being that the offenders sent to Borstal School have to be detained for a minimum period of 02 years and are not eligible for remission of sentence while remission of sentence is given in Central Jails and District Jails. No inmate will be detained in Borstal School beyond 23 years of age. Inmates confined in Borstal School are imparted training in Tailoring, Plumbing Work, Electrical Wiring and Motor Rewinding. Officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Jails are holding the post of Superintendent of Borstal School. 8. DISTRICT SUB-JAILS OFFICES For maintaining operational efficiency of the Sub-Jails in the State, 20 District Sub jails Offices are established under the control of District Sub-Jails Officers. These officers are responsible for proper functioning of the Sub-Jails in

12 the Districts. The District Sub-Jails Officer undertakes periodical visits and inspections. There are 27 Sub-Jails functioning in 07 Districts of Telangana Region, 53 Sub-Jails in 07 Districts of Coastal Andhra Region and 41 Sub-Jails in 06 Districts of Rayalaseema Region. Sub-Jail Offices were not established in the Districts of Hyderabad, Mahaboobnagar and Nizamabad. Officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendents are functioning as District Sub-Jails Officers. 9. SUB-JAILS The Sub-Jails are small units meant for confining Undertrial prisoners involved in cases before the local magistrates and also the convicted prisoners sentenced upto one month. Prisoners sentenced to more than one month are transferred to nearest Central Jail or District Jail. The authorized capacity of all the 121 number of Sub-Jails in the State is 4,532. As against this as on 31-03-2008, there were 3,568 Prisoners. Officers in the rank of Deputy Jailor are holding the post of Superintendent of Sub-Jails.

C. PRISON STATISTICS 1. POPULATION The authorized accommodation in A.P. Prisons at the beginning of the year was 12710. Due to implementation of the scheme of Modernization of Prison Administration, construction of new jails, repairs and renovation of jails, the authorized capacity increased to 14983. There were 143 Jails functioning in the State during the year.

13 At the beginning of the year i.e. 1-4-2007, there were 15,741 (Male 14,755 + Female 986) Prisoners confined in various prisons of the state, which included 5,437 (Male 5,191 + Female 246) Convicted Prisoners, 10,265 (Male 9,526 + Female 739) Remand Prisoners, 18 (Male 17 + Female 1) Detenus and 21 Civil Prisoners. During the year 2007-2008 a total number of 1,89,082 (Male 1,63,454 + Female 25,628) prisoners were admitted, which included 16,032 (Male 15,340 + Female 692) Convicted Prisoners, 1,72,682 (Male 1,47,746 + Female 24,936) Remand Prisoners, 64 Detenus and 304 Civil Prisoners. Similarly a total number of 1,90,233 (Male 1,64,599 + Female 25,634) prisoners were discharged from various Prisons. Out of this, 15,610 (Male 14,932 + Female 678) were Convicted Prisoners, 1,74,282 (Male 1,49,327 + Female 24,955) Remand Prisoners, 53 (Male 52 + Female 1) Detenus and 288 Civil Prisoners. At the end of the year i.e. on 31-3-2008, a total of number of 14,590 (Male 13,610 + Female 980) Prisoners were confined in various Prisons in the State, out of which there were 5,859 (Male 5,599 + Female 260) Convicted Prisoners, 8,665 (Male 7,945 + Female 720) Remand Prisoners, 29 Detenus and 37 Civil Prisoners. Please refer Annexures II, III & IV at page Nos. from 38 to 40 for details. 2. ESCAPES During the year 2007-2008, 79 prisoners escaped from the custody, out of which 68 prisoners escaped from police custody during transit, 03 escaped while working in extra mural gangs of the prison and 08 from prisons. Of the 79 escapes, 29 prisoners were recaptured.

14 3. DEATHS During the year 2007-08, 123 prisoners died due to various causes. While 120 prisoners died in Government hospitals outside the jail while undergoing treatment, 03 prisoners died on account of suicide. The details of prisoners along with their cause of death is given in Annexure-V at page No.41. 4. PAROLE In order to enable a prisoner to maintain social relations with his family and community and to save evils of prisonisation, a system of releasing prisoners periodically in the form of parole, emergency parole, escort parole and furlough is implemented in A.P. Prisons. Parole is a conditional suspension of sentence to enable a prisoner to attend to domestic problems for a initial period of 15 days. This facility is granted to all convicted prisoners after undergoing certain period of sentence.

Prisoners undergoing life imprisonment become eligible after

undergoing 03 years of imprisonment, while others become eligible after one year.

Reports from police and Probation Officers are called for before

releasing the prisoner on parole. The period spent by prisoner on parole will have to be undergone by the prisoner and therefore it is added to the remaining sentence. Government is the authority to sanction parole. 5. EMERGENCY PAROLE Emergency Parole is a release of a prisoner for 24 hours to enable him to attend to emergencies like death ceremonies of his close relatives. The Superintendents are authorized to sanction Emergency Parole to convicts.

15 6. ESCORT PAROLE In certain cases where a prison who has not become eligible for furlough and is required to attend to an emergency at home, escort parole is sanctioned by the Government, generally at the cost of the prisoner 7. FURLOUGH Furlough is the another form of temporary release for 14 days which is granted as an incentive for good conduct. Prisoners showing good conduct are granted furlough once in 02 years. Prisoners who are working in Open Prisons, however, are granted furlough every year. Since furlough is granted as an incentive, the period spent by a prisoner is treated as remission of sentence.

The Director General of Prisons is the authority for sanctioning

furlough. The details of releases on parole, furlough, emergency parole and escort parole are given below: Sl.No.

Type of release

Number of prisoners released

1

2

1.

Parole

495

2.

Furlough

613

3.

Emergency Parole

4.

Escort Parole

3

83 104

16

II.

LEGISLATION

WITH

WHICH

THE

DEPARTMENT

IS

CONCERNED The Department is administered under the following Acts:  The Prisons Act, 1894 (General Act of 1894)  The Prisoners Act, 1900 (Central Act of III of 1900)  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1950  Borstal School Act & Rules, 1925  Andhra Pradesh Prison Rules, 1925  Probation of Offenders Act, 1958  Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920

III. WORK PROGRAMMES Work programmes and vocational training are the most important components of prison programmes. In fact, all other institutional activities have to be planned around them. Work programmes and vocational training have specified objectives. The principal objective is that an inmate should be imparted such skills and attitudes as can facilitate his resettlement in society after his release. A. CENTRAL PRISONS The Department provides training to prisoners in various trades in all Central Prisons. centres.

These centers are intended as training cum production

The production and sales of various products during 2007-08 is

given below; 1. Total production

Rs. 2,77,76,515/-

2. Total receipts towards sale of products

Rs. 2,34,62,798/-

17 Prison-wise, production-wise and sales-wise particulars during the year 2007-08 are given in Annexure VI and VII at page Nos. 42 & 43. B. OPEN JAILS Unlike Central Prisons, work in Open Prison is diversified to suit socioeconomic back ground of different types of prisoners.

Since almost all

prisoners hail from rural background, they are given training in agricultural activities. Since these Open Prisons are also Agricultural Colonies, more importance is given on growing vegetables, fruits, fodder, besides training in maintaining dairy farm, poultry farm and sheep rearing units. The details of income of two institutions are furnished below: (In Rs.) Sl.N o. 1 1.

Name of the Jail

Product

Income

2

3

4

Prisoners Agricultural Colony,

Vegetables

4,28,562

Cherlapally Fruits

14,885

Vermicompost

18,438

Dairy

6,33,469

Poultry

6,88,355

Sheep

2,70,000

Green Fodder

2,32,160

Total 2.

Prisoners Agricultural Colony, Anantapur

Vegetables

22,85,869 4,90,377

Dairy

1,54,499 Total

6,44,876

Grand Total

29,30,745

18

IV. BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE A. BUDGET PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR AND ITS EXPENDITURE ON ESTABLLISHMENT AS WELL AS ON DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES (in. Rs.)

(A)

BUDGET :

(i) Under Plan

21,26,00,000

(ii)

96,01,56,000

Non-Plan Total Budget

(B)

RELEASES

(i)

Under Plan

(ii)

Non-Plan

--87,52,54,000 Total Releases

(C) (i)

117,27,56,000

87,52,54,000

EXPENDITURE Plan

--

(ii) Non-Plan (1) Development Expenditure

23,11,60,000

(2) Non-Development Expenditure (Establishment Charges including Salaries) Total Expenditure (i& ii) Expenditure on Inmates

51,96,90,000

(1) Food

13,78,96,000

75,08,50,000

(2) Medical

65,48,000

(3) Clothing

90,60,000

(4) Vocational/Educational (5)

4,06,89,000

Welfare Activities

4,09,000

(6) Others Total Expenditure on Inmates

11,93,57,000 31,39,59,000

The Daily Expenditure on maintenance of each Prisoner including establishment charges Prisoners

= Total Expenditure on No of days x Average

Lockup =

73,29,92,000

366 X 15179 =

Rs.131.94

19

B. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES 1. PERSPECTIVE PLAN ON PRISON REFORMS Under the scheme of Perspective Plan on Prison Reforms, recognizing the need to improve the conditions of the Prison staff and prisoners, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in consultation with the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) has made analysis of the available infrastructure and assessment of the requirements of the State governments to bring the Prisons upto certain minimum standards and formulated a plan called Perspective Plan on Prison Reforms. This Plan has the following components:a)

Construction of new Prisons to reduce over crowding

b)

Repairs and renovation of existing Jails

c)

Improvement in sanitation and water supply and

d)

Living accommodation for Prison staff In order to address the deficiencies in the aforesaid areas of Prison

Administration, the Government of India introduced the above new Plan Scheme to be implemented over a period of five years with an outlay of Rs.1,800 Crores for the entire Country on cost sharing basis by Central Government and State Government in the ratio of 75:25 for implementation during the period from 2002-03 to 2006-07.

20 The State of Andhra Pradesh was allotted Rs.106.31 Crores for five years from 2002-03 to 2006-07 under the above four components. Accordingly, the action plan was prepared and submitted to the Government. (Rs.in Crores) Amount allotted

Sl.No .

Name of the component

1

2

1.

Construction of new prisons at Nizamabad, Khammam, Nellore and Sangareddy Repairs and renovations to District Jails, Ongole, Srikakulam, Guntur, Anantapur, State Jail for Women, Hyderabad, Central Prisons, Hyderabad, Kadapa, Warangal, Rajahmundry Cherlapalli, Sub Jails at Mahaboobabad, Miryalaguda, Adilabad Construction of quarters in all the Central Prisons, District Jails, Prisoners Agricultural Colonies and Sub Jails wherever the lands are available. Improving sanitation and water supply arrangements in Central Prisons, District Jails and Sub Jails. Total

2.

3.

4.

3 35.81 24.13

40.46

5.91 106.31

The construction of new prisons at Nizamabad and Khammam are completed and the construction of new prisons at Sanga Reddy and Nellore are under progress. Allocation and Expenditure particulars of funds under Perspective Plan for construction of new jails from 2002-03 to 2006-07 (Rs. In Crores) Balance

Sl.No

Name of the Jail

Allocation

Expenditure

. 1

2

3

4

1.

Nizamabad

9.00

9.00

0.00

2.

Khammam

9.00

9.00

0.00

5

3.

Nellore

9.00

1.92

7.08

4.

Sanga Reddy

9.00

0.00

9.00

36.00

19.92

Total

16.08

21 The Repairs and renovations are taken up in 14 Jails. Except at Central Prison, Rajahmundry and Hyderabad, at all the remaining places the renovation works are completed. Allocation and Expenditure particulars of funds under Perspective Plan for Repairs and Renovations from 2002-03 to 2006-07 (Rs. In Lakhs) Sl.No. Name of the Jail Allocation Expenditu Balance 1

2

re 4

3

5

1.

Central Prison, Kadapa

310.37

2.

Central Prison, Hyderabad

690.80

8.20 682.60

3.

Central

Prison,

675.00

261.67 413.33

4.

Rajahmundry Central Prison, Cherlapalli

100.00

0.00 100.00

5.

Central Prison, Warangal

214.47

6.

District Jail, Guntur

7.

District Jail, Srikakulam

8.

State Jail for Women, Hyderabad District Jail, Anantapur

9.

259.65 50.72

197.42 17.05

70.85

70.85 0.00

500.00

500.00 0.00

18.00

18.00 0.00

49.53

49.53 0.00

10.

DJ/Sub Jail, Adilabad

406.85

327.78 79.07

11.

Sub Jail, Mahaboobabad

194.00

194.00 0.00

12.

Sub Jail, Ongole

100.84

100.84 0.00

13.

Open Air Jail, Nellore

16.33

16.33 0.00

14.

Sub Jail, Miryalaguda

2.53

2.53 0.00

Total

3349.57

2006.80

1342.77

22 As against the (605) quarters proposed in various Jails, (603) quarters were already completed and the remaining (2) quarters at Central Prison, Hyderabad are to be constructed. Allocation and Expenditure particulars of funds under Perspective Plan for Staff quarters from 2002-03 to 2006-07 (Rs. In Lakhs) Sl.No Name of the Jail Allocation Expenditu Balance .

re 1

2

1.

Central Prison, Rajahmundry

288.69

288.69

0.00

2.

Central Prison, Warangal

305.00

305.00

0.00

3.

%

16.85

16.85

0.00

4.

(DT&TR) CP, Hyd & SJW, Hyderabad

665.00

551.13 113.87

5.

Central Prison, Kadapa

272.60

272.60

6.

District Jail, Karimnagar

7.

District Jail, Nalgonda

8.

District Jail, Mahboobnagar

9.

199.00

148.70 50.30

10.

Prisoners Agricultural Colony, Cherlapalli District Jail, Adilabad

146.90

146.90

0.00

11.

District Jail, Nizamabad

146.90

146.90

0.00

12.

(29) Sub Jails

Addl.

IG

3

of

Prisons

Total

4

5

0.00

77.95

73.18 4.77

101.38

97.00 4.38

75.70

75.70

0.00

1106.09

1103.65 2.44

3402.06

3226.30

175.76

23 Allocation and Expenditure particulars of funds under Perspective Plan for sanitation & water supply from 2002-03 to 2006-07 Sl.No

Name of the Jail

Allocation

. 1

2

3

(Rs. in Lakhs) Expenditu Balance re 4

5

1.

Central

Prison,

44.91

44.91

0.00

2.

Visakhapatnam Central

Prison,

5.52

5.52

0.00

3.

Rajahmundry Central Prison, Warangal

31.62

31.62

0.00

8.58

8.58

0.00

2.97

2.97

0.00

7.70

7.70

0.00

4.

6.

State Jail for Women, Rajahmundry Prisoners Agricultural Colony, Cherlapalli District Jail,

7.

Mahboobnagar District Jail, Nalgonda

4.30

4.30

0.00

8.

District Jail, Karimnagar

3.50

3.50

0.00

9.

(56) Sub Jails

170.27

170.27

0.00

279.37

279.37

0.00

5.

Total

24 2. ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2006-07 During the year 2006-07 an amount of Rs.2,126.00 Lakhs has been allocated to take up the following works. (Rs. In Lakhs) Proposed allocations Sl.No .

Name of the component

1

Central Share 3

2

State Share 4

Total 5

I. Construction of New Jails 1.

District Jail, Sangareddy

675.00

225.00

900.00

168.75

675.00

II. Repairs and Renovations 1.

Central

Prison,

506.25

2.

Rajahmundry Central

Prison,

91.37

3.

Hyderabad Central Prison, Kadapa

4.

Central Prison, Warangal

5.

Central

6.

6.64

30.46 121.83 2.21 8.85

160.10

53.37 213.47

Prison,

75.00

25.00 100.00

Cherlapalli Sub Jail, Adilabad (short

80.14

26.71 106.85

fall) Total

920.25

Grand Total (I+II)

1594.50

306.75

1227.00

531.50 2126.00

Due to non receipt of Central Share amount of Rs.1,594.50 Lakhs in the year 2006-07 and 2007-08, the above said works are being taken up in the year 2008-09 as the Central Share amount of Rs.1,594.50 Lakhs was received by the APSPHC Limited in the month of June, 2008.

25

V. INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 1. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF CASES OF UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS Cases of all Undertrials who are in the jail for more than (3) months are being reviewed by Undertrial Review Committee consisting of District and Sessions Judge, Superintendent of Police and Superintendent of Jails every quarter. 2. DEDICATED ESCORT FORCE IN TWIN CITIES First time in the country (3) platoons are detailed exclusively for transporting prisoners from city jails to local courts for regular trials. 3. HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE Provision of police escorts to prisoners is reviewed every month by the Addl. Director General of Police, Commandants and other officers. This led to increase in provision of escorts percentage of production during the year is 85%. 4. SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS Quarterly meetings are being held at mandal level and District level to review the security arrangements in Jails. Half yearly meeting held at state level. 5. COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS  Building repairs and maintenance as well as construction is entrusted to Police Housing Corporation.  Education

Department,

Horticulture

Department,

Veterinary

Department, Industries Department, Revenue Department, Judicial

Department,

Police

Department,

Women

and

Child

Welfare

Department are rendering their services regularly. 26  NGOs are undertaking medical camps and organizing legal aid and help towards welfare of prisoners.  RICA a Joint Venture of 4 Southern States which came into force in 1979 is imparting regular training to middle level and senior level officers.

VI. REFORMS PENDING AT GOVERNMENT LEVEL 1. ANDHRA PRADESH RELEASE OF OFFENDERS ON COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT

The Act proposes a new punishment in the form of community service for offenders found guilty of non serious offences.

This is an

alternative to imprisonment where offender is required to work for community benefit in his spare time without any remuneration. 2. WORK RELEASE PROGRAMME This is yet another innovative alternative where prisoners come out of prison in the day time and work. They will report back to prison in the evening.

Such measures are already in vogue in Lucknow Model Jail,

Central Prison, Ahmedabad. 3. PROVIDING TELEPHONE FACILITY TO PRISONERS Andhra Pradesh is seriously considering allowing prisoners to use telephone facility to enable them to talk to their family members. Telephone facility is already provided in Karnataka jails and it is reported that it is successful.

Andhra Pradesh has introduced it on experimental

basis in open jails and it was found to be highly successful.

27

4. RELEASE OF CONVICTS ON PROBATION ACT This Act proposes regular review of cases of convicted prisoners including life convicts after certain period of imprisonment and to release them on probation under supervision. 5. PRISON WARD AT GANDHI HOSPITAL A new prison ward at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad is proposed for providing better treatment to prisoners. The matter relating to providing infrastructural facilities like beds, medical equipment and sanctioning medical staff is under consideration of Government.

VII. IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES 1. MORAL UPLIFT OF PRISONERS After the morning ablutions, prisoners practice meditation for 30 minutes everyday in their respective barracks. Besides meditation, yoga is also practiced in all prisons. Important festivals are celebrated and moral lectures are regularly given. 2. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES Facilities like Television, Radio, News papers and indoor games are provided in all the prisons of the State.

In addition to the above, library

facilities are also available in larger prisoners.

On national holidays like

Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi, Sports and Games competitions, Literary competitions, Cultural activities etc. are organized.

28 3. VOCATIONAL TRAINING Towards the object of making the life of prisoners more meaningful and useful while in custody and afterwards, various skills are imparted to the prisoners to help them reintegrated into society after their release. While long term prisoners are provided with opportunities in acquiring skills in various activities, short term prisoners are imparted training in programmes like masonry, plumbing, electric wiring, house wiring etc.

The National

Academy of Construction (NAC) a Government of India undertaking is imparting skills to prisoners in these trades. Besides, Motor Driving is also imparting to Short term prisoners at Central Prison, Cherlapalli. 4. COMPLAINT REDRESSAL MECHANISM The institutions are being administered in a manner which is fair and just. The grievances and complaints are being promptly looked into by the Prison Officers at every level.

Prisoners are given full liberty to ventilate

their grievances to the Institutional Officers, Inspecting Officers and visiting Judicial Officers. Complaint boxes have been installed in all prisons which are opened once in a month by the Secretary, State Legal Aid Services. The keys of these complaint box are with the Secretary. Besides, prisoners are free to send representations to State Human Rights Commission and National Human Rights Commission and other Courts. Senior Officers during their visit invariably give a patient hearing to the grievances of the prisoners. Visiting Committees are constituted in many prisons redress the various institutional problems. 5. TRANSPARENCY Board of Visitors are constituted with official members and Non Official members in most of the Prisons.

These visitors have free access to the

Prison and regularly interact with prisoners. The grievances of prisoners, if any, are brought to the notice of the Superintendent.

Non-governmental

Organizations are being encouraged to undertake various activities like conducting of medical camps,

29 counseling, celebrating Prisoners Welfare Day, AIDS awareness programmes, educating prisoners’ children and imparting moral education. Media is also encouraged to visit the prisons. 6. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES The Central Prisons pay special attention for providing general education from 1 Standard to V Standard to the inmates.

They are also

taught 3 Rs and arrangements are made for conducting examinations leading to award of Certificates and Degrees. Prisoners are pursuing higher education through correspondence courses also. Universities are arranging contact classes and the examination fee is waived.

Special remission is awarded to those prisoners who are

successful in examinations. Apart from formal class room teachings by the paid teachers, the inmates are also provided with books and writing materials etc., at Government cost. The details of exams and prisoners who appeared in various examinations during the year 2007-08 is given below: Sl.No .

Name of the examination

No. of inmates appeared

1

2

3

No. of inmates passed 4

1.

B.A. 1st year

127

56

2.

B.A. 2nd year

95

44

3.

B.A. final year

83

46

4.

M.A. 1st year

21

9

5.

M.A. 2nd year

18

6

Total

344

161

30 7. FAMILY TIES To enable a convict prisoner to maintain social relations with his family and the community and to save himself from the evils of prisonisation, a system of releasing convicted prisoners periodically for temporary periods is being implemented by way of granting parole and furlough. Similarly to enable prisoners to attend emergencies like death, funeral of near relative or marriage of near relative, prisoners are being sanctioned emergency leave.

Welfare Officers are posted in Prisons to help the

prisoners in maintaining contacts with their families and assist them in securing release on parole and furlough.

Welfare officers also help the

prisoners in securing loans for their rehabilitation and in solving domestic problems. 8. CONTACT WITH OUTSIDE WORLD There is no restriction on writing letters and receiving letters by the prisoners. Convicted prisoners and remand prisoners are provided with one post card at Government cost, once in a fortnight and once in a week respectively. 9. INTERVIEWS In order to enable inmates to have contacts with family members, friends, advocates, interviews are permitted liberally.

All under-trial

prisoners are being given interviews twice a week and also special interviews while convicts are given two interviews fortnight and also special interviews. Advocates of the prisoners are allowed regular access. 10. MEDICAL CARE All Central Prisons are provided with full fledged hospitals with full time Medical Officers and supporting staff. Except the District Jails at Nizamabad and Mahaboobnagar all other District Jails were also provided with full time

Medical Officers.

31 Please refer Annexure-VIII at page No.44 for details. At the time of admission all prisoners are subjected to medical screening and prisoners requiring specialized treatment are referred to outside

hospitals.

Prisoners

suffering

from

infectious

diseases

are

segregated appropriately. Except 3 Central Prisons, Deputy Civil Surgeons are posted in all Central Prisons. Pathology labs with pathologists and Labtechnicians are functioning in all Central Prisons except one. Special care is being taken in giving treatment to mentally ill prisoners as suggested by Mental Health Hospitals. There is no restriction on purchase of medicines or on treatment of prisoners.

Needy prisoners are referred to District Headquarters hospitals

and specialized hospitals. An amount of Rs.18.24 Lakhs has been provided during the year 200708 under normal state plan for continuation of Medical staff at 5 District Jails stationed at Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Sangareddy, Guntur & Vijayawada to provide timely medical treatment to the sick prisoners. 11. DIET Prisoners are being provided with nutritious diet.

Prisoners are

provided with breakfast, 2 times tea, launch and dinner. Every Sunday nonvegetarian is served. Prisoners are given either Chicken or mutton.

Sick

prisoners are provided with medical diet and special diet is provided to all prisoners on important festivals.

Children of women prisoners are being

provided with special diet consisting of milk, egg and banana everyday.

32 12. SANITATION AND HYGIENE All prisons in Andhra Pradesh are provided with bore wells with over head tanks. For drinking purpose, potable water is being supplied. As per norms, septic toilets for day and night use in the ratio of 1:6 are provided in all the prisons. Bathrooms are also provided at a ratio of 1:10. Prisoners are also supplied with toilet soaps, washing soaps and coconut oil regularly. Facilities for hair cutting are also provided.

All living accommodation is

provided with fans, tube lights and adequate ventilation. At Central Prison, Cherlapalli and Visakhapatnam sewerage treatment plants are constructed.

VIII. OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES 1. CONSTITUTION OF PRISON DEVELOPMENT BOARD The Government have constituted a Prison Development Board under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to oversee the development of the department. The A.P. Legislative Assembly has enacted the Board on 13th March, 2001.

The Act came into force on 13 th

April, 2001. The Draft Rules are under the approval of the Government. 2. CONSTITUTION OF HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE Non-production of under-trial prisoners regularly before the courts has been a major problem for the department.

The main reason for non-

production is non-availability of escort force.

In order to overcome this

problem Government have constituted a Committee with Addl. Director General of Police (Law & Order) as Chairman, Inspector General of Prisons, Addl. Inspector General of Prisons, Deputy Commissioner of Police (CAR), Hyderabad and Commandant, SAR CPL, Hyderabad as members.

33 The Committee reviews the production of remand prisoners in Courts every month and ensures that the officers concerned to improve the percentage of production. Thus, the problem of non-production of under-trial prisoners in Courts is solved to a great extent. 3. VIDEO - LINKAGE The Production of remand prisoners before the respective courts has remained a major problem due non-availability of regular escort force resulting in unrest among the under trial Prisoners. With a view to ensure the regular production of remand prisoners before the courts and reduce to burden on the Police department, Video Linkage facility was established for the first time in 2001 between Central Prison, Hyderabad and Criminal Courts Complex, Hyderabad on a pilot basis utilizing the electronic technology.

On account of this facility the remand

prisoners need not be produced physically before the Court for extension of remand. This system has been working satisfactorily since it’s launch in January, 2001. The Government of Andhra Pradesh have extended the facility to 14 more Prisons and 15 Courts at a cost of Rs.2.50 crores.

The system is

successfully working at all places. Conducting of trials through Video Linkage is also being given a very serious thought and the possibilities are being explored.  This is also first of its kind in the entire Country. 4. DISTRICT LEVEL SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING Government

in

G.O.Ms.No.106/Home

(Prisons.B2)

Department,

dated 8-5-2001 read with G.O.Ms.No.176, Home (Prisons.B2) Department, dated 17-6-2002 have constituted State, District & Mandal level Prison Security Review Committees to review the security of the prisons.

34 State level committee meets once in 6 months while the District & Mandal level committee meets once in a quarter in the premises of prison/jail and review the security arrangements

and make recommendations

wherever necessary. 5. PRISONERS PANCHAYAT SYSTEM With a view to create a sense of responsibility and self-reliance among the prisoners, Prisoners Panchayat Boards are constituted in all Central Prisons (CPs), District Jails (DJs), Prisoners Agricultural Colonies (PACs) and State Jails for Women (SJsW). In Central Prisons and Prisoners Agricultural Colonies the Board consists of elected convicted prisoners only, while in District Jails and State Jails for Women it consists of under trail prisoners also. Convicts who have more than six months sentence to serve are eligible for election to the Board. Prisoners convicted of offences involving moral turpitude like rape, dacoity, robbery etc. are debarred from contesting the election. The Board is headed by the Superintendent and regularly reviews matters relating to welfare of prisoners i.e. ration, sanitation, recreation etc.

6. UNDERTRIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE For speedy disposal of long pending cases, the Government have constituted an Undertrail Review Committee headed by the respective District and Sessions Judge in each district. The Superintendent of Police and Superintendent of the concerned prison are the members. This committee meets every quarter and reviews the long pending cases of under trial prisoners and takes remedial measures for disposal of the cases.

35 7. CITIZENS’ CHARTER The main objective is to provide quality services to the Citizens, though the department does not have much public interface directly.

The

department does not lag behind in providing better services to the Citizens in areas where public interface exists. The Department is providing the following services:  Within

one

hour

from

the

time

of

receipt

of

application

by

Superintendents, interviews will be allowed with relatives and friends etc.  Prisoners will be released on bail by 4.00 P.M. after receipt of orders upto 2.00 P.M. Releases will be made on that day itself after receipt of the orders between 2–6 P.M.  Complaints will be solved within one week at Superintendents’ level, within 15 days at Deputy Inspector General of Prison level and within (1) month at Head of the Department level. 8. RETREAT The Retreat, ‘a programme for review and introspection and to identify new methodologies for better administration’ is being organized since 2001 in the Department. On the request of the Department, the Government is giving administrative sanction to utilize an amount of Rs.5.00 Lakhs funds available under the Head of Account “2056 Jails – MH-001 Direction and Administration, SH (01) Headquarters Office – 200 Other Administrative Expenditure (Non-Plan) every year. During the financial year under review, the Retreat was conducted from 23rd November, 2007 to 26th November, 2007 at Regional Level, and on 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th December, 2007 at State Level. The meetings have brought out recommendations on various aspects

for better administration. These recommendations are being implemented after the approval of the Government. 36 9. TRAINING OF OFFICERS AND STAFF The State Institute of Correctional Administration, Hyderabad which was established in 1984 has conducted in-service training for 2,560 personnel. In addition, 37 Officers have undergone training at Regional Institute of Correctional Administration (RICA), Vellore, 42 Officers & others at Dr. MCR Human Resources Development (MCRHRD), Hyderabad & 01 Officer at Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. 10. CHILDREN SENT TO OUTSIDE SCHOOL Andhra Pradesh has started a very novel and innovative measure with regard to the children of the female prisoners.

With a view to see that

children of the prisoners have a normal up-bringing in healthy atmosphere and are not punished for their parent misdeeds, the Department has taken up an innovative step of sending these children to school outside the prison. This is also first of its kind in the country. Everyday children in the age group of 3-6 years are sent to a school outside the prison. 11. STALL AT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION Every year, Prison Department runs a

stall at All India Industrial

Exhibition held at Hyderabad to exhibit and sell jail made articles like Bed sheets, Towels, Napkins, Steel and Wooden furniture, Carpets, Durries, Phenyle, Soaps etc.. The total sale of products in the exhibition during the year 2007-08 was Rs.7,54,804/12. GENERAL FUNCTIONING OF THE DEPARTMENT During the year the relationship between Officers and Staff was cordial and the general administration in the Department was very peaceful, smooth and effective.

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INDEX Sl.No

Item

. 1 I.

2 An Overview of the Prison Department

Page Nos 3 1-15

(A) Administrative Set-Up

2-4

(1) Directorate

2-3

(2) Regional Offices

3

(3) Training Institute

4

(B) Prison Administration

4-12

(1) Central Prisons

4-6

(2) District Jails

6-7

(3) Open Prisons

7-8

(4) Semi Open Prisons

8-9

(5) Open Camp (6) State Jails for Women (7) Borstal School (8) District Sub Jails Offices (9) Sub Jails

9 9-10 11 1112 12

(C) Prison Statistics

1215

(1) Population

1213

(2) Escapes

13

(3) Deaths

14

(4) Parole

14

(5) Emergency Parole

14

(6) Escort Parole

15

(7) Furlough

15

II. III.

Legislation with which the Department is concerned. Work Programmes

16 1617

(A) Central Prisons

1617

(B) Open Jails IV.

17

Budget and Expenditure

1824

(A) The Budget Provided during the financial year and its expenditure on Establishment as well as on Developmental Activities. (B) Developmental Activities

18 1924

(1) Perspective Plan on Prison Reforms

1923

(2) Annual Action Plan 2006-07 V.

24

Integrated Approach to Criminal Justice System

2526

(1) Quarterly Review of cases of Under-trial prisons

25

(2) Dedicated Escort Force in Twin Cities

25

(3) High Level Committee

25

(4) Security Committee meetings

25

(5) Coordination with other department Sl.No

Item

. 1 VI.

2 Reforms pending at Government level

2526 Page Nos 3 26-

27 (1) Andhra Pradesh Release of Offenders on Community Service Act (2) Work Release Programmes

26

(3) Providing Telephone facility to prisoners

26

(4) Release of convicts on Probation Act

27

(5) Prison Ward at Gandhi Hospital

27

VII.

Implementation of Schemes

26

2732

(1) Moral Uplift of Prisoners

27

(2) Recreational Facilities

28

(3) Vocational Training

28

(4) Complaint Redressal Mechanism

28

(5) Transparency

2829

(6) Educational Facilities

29

(7) Family Ties

30

(8) Contact with outside world

30

(9) Interviews

30

(10) Medical Care

3031

(11) Diet

31

(12) Sanitation and Hygiene

32

VIII.

Other Special Features

3236

(1) Constitution of Prison Development Board (2) Constitution of High Level Committee (3) Video Linkage (4) District Level Security Committee Meeting

32 3233 33 33-

34 (5) Prisoners Panchayat System

34

(6) Under-trial Review Committee

34

(7) Citizens’ Charter

35

(8) Retreat

35

(9) Training of Officers and Staff

36

(10) Children sent to outside School

36

(11) Stall at Industrial Exhibition

36

(12) General Functioning of the Department

36

Annexure – I

37

Annexure – II

38

Annexure – III

39

Annexure - IV

40

Annexure – V

41

Annexure – VI

42

Annexure – VII

43

Annexure – VIII

44

(ii)

PREFACE I am happy to release the administrative report of the Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department for the year 2007-08. progress and achievements were made.

During the year significant Among the achievements are

constructions of new prisons at Khammam and Mahaboobabad. Towards the objective of reintegration of prisoners into mainstream of society, new training programmes were introduced at Central Prison, Cherlapalli in the form of Computer Learning Centre and Motor Driving Course. Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department is considered as most progressive of the Prisons Departments in the country. Perhaps Andhra Pradesh is the only State where the entire prison cadre is professionally trained. During the year 2007-08, the Department has continued the momentum in its progress towards improving living conditions of prisoners and orienting the staff to be more professional.

There were no untoward incidents in the prison

administration and the administration was smooth through out. I congratulate all the officers and staff of the Planning Research and Development Cell for working hard to bring out this report. I hope that this report would be useful for administrators, research scholars, academic personnel and others.

Hyderabad, Dated: 11-11-2008

LOKENDRA SHARMA, I.P.S. Director General and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services

41

ANNEXURE - V Number of diseases and deaths during the financial year 2007-08 Sl.No .

Name of the disease

1

2

Number of deaths 3

1.

Heart disease

56

2.

Lung disease

08

3.

Tuberculosis

12

4.

HIV

07

5.

Disease related to

04

6.

brain Multi Organ Failure

08

7.

Kidney disease

02

8.

Liver disease

01

9.

Injuries

01

10.

GIT

01

11.

Septicamia

02

12.

Suicide

03

13.

Natural Death

03

14.

Others

12

15.

Awaiting PM Report

03

TOTAL

123

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