KERALA STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY A COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT ON PRISONS IN KERALA
2017-2018
Acknowledgment A study on the on the physical conditions and infrastructure of the of prisons in Kerala was undertaken by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority under the guidance of the Hon’ble Executive Chairman, in coordination with the DLSAs and TLSCs with support from the judicial officers, lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers, Students, staff of court and legal services institutions, officials of government departments including the jails where the teams visited.
The study could not have been possible, but for the support from Smt. R. Sreelekha IPS, DG prisons, All Chair persons and Secretary of DLSAs and TLSCs, other judicial officers, lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers, Students, Staff of legal services institutions and prisons and most importantly the inmates of various prisons. I am grateful to the support provided by them.
The study revealed the present conditions of the prisons in Kerala, the short falls, developments required views of the inmates etc. The issues pointed out in the report have to be dealt with urgently through consistent and sustained effort on all fronts.
K. Sathyan
Member Secretary District Judge]
Chapter Description Page
1. Context of Study and Methodology
1. Prisons in Kerala 2 - 6
2. Acts and Rules 7
3. Organisational Chart 7
4. Staff Strength of the Prisons 8 - 21
2. District wise Infrastructure
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 22 - 57
1. Women’s Prison and Correctional Home 22 - 25 Attakulangara
2. District Jail, Poojappura 26 - 28
3. Central Prison and Correctional Home, 29 - 37 Poojappura
4. Special Sub Jail, Kunjalummodu 38 - 39
5. Open Prison for women, Poojappura 40 - 42
6. Open Prison, Nettukaltheri 43 - 47
7. Sub Jail- Attingal 48 - 49
8. Special Sub Jail- Neyyattinkara 50 - 57
KOLLAM 58 - 63
9. District Jail Kollam 58 - 60
10. Special Sub Jail Kottarakkara 61 - 63
PATHANAMTHITTA 64 - 67
11. District Jail, Pathanamthitta 64 - 67
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KOTTAYAM 68 - 98
12. District Jail, Kottayam 68 - 80
13. Sub Jail, Meenachil, Pala 81 - 89
14. Sub Jail, Ponkunnam 90 - 98
IDUKKI 99 - 102
15. Sub Jail, Peerumedu 99 - 100
16. Sub Jail, Devikulam 101 - 102
ALAPPUZHA 103 - 106
17. District Jail Alappuzha 103 - 104
18. Special Sub Jail Mavelikkara 105 - 106
ERNAKULAM 107 - 123
19. District Jail, Kakkanad 107 - 109
20. Borstal School/Woman’s Jail, Kakkanad 110 - 112
21. Sub Jail, Ernakulam 113 - 114
22. Observation Home for Boys, Kakkanad 115 - 116
23. Sub Jail, Mattancherry 117 - 118
24. Special Sub Jail, Aluva 119 - 120
25. Special Sub Jail, Muvattupuzha 121 - 123
THRISSUR 124 - 149
26. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Viyyur 124 - 130
27. Women Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur 131 - 134
28. District jail, Viyyur 135 - 138
29. Special Sub Jail, Irinjalakkuda 139 - 142
30. Sub Jail, Chavakkad 143 - 145
31. Sub Jail, Viyyur 146 - 149
PALAKKAD 150 - 161
32. Special sub jail Palakkad 150 - 153
33. Special sub jail, Chittur 154 - 155
34. Sub jail Alathur 156 - 157
35. Sub Jail , Ottappalam 158 - 161
MALAPPURAM 162 - 173
36. Special Sub Jail Manjeri. 162 - 165
37. Sub Jail, Tirur 166 - 169
38. Sub Jail,Ponnani -DO-
39. Sub Jail, Perinthalmanna 170 - 173
KOZHIKODE 174 - 182
40. District Jail ,Kozhikode 174 - 176
41. Special Sub Jail, Kozhikode 177 - 179
42. Sub Jail, Vadakara 180 - 181
43. Sub Jail Koyilandi 182
WAYANAD 183 - 188
44. District Jail, Mananthavadi 183 - 185
45. Sub Jail, Vythiri 186 - 188
KANNUR 189 - 213
46. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Kannur 189 - 199
47. Women Prison and Correctional Home Kannur 200 - 203
48. District Jail, Kannur 204
49. Special Sub Jail, Kannur 205 - 207
50. Special Sub Jail, Thalassery 208 - 211
51. Sub Jail, Kannur 212 - 213
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KASARAGOD 215 - 225
52. Open Jail, Cheemeni 215 - 218
53. District Jail, Hosdurg, 219 - 220
54. Special Sub Jail, Kasaragod 221 - 225
3. Summary of Suggestions 226 - 230
4. ANNEX 231
1. Copy of the order dt. Judgment of the Hon’ble 231 - 279 Supreme Court in WPC 406/2013.
2. Questionnaire in English 280 - 294
3. Questionnaire in Malayalam 295 - 302
4. Interim report dt. 4.12.2017 submitted to NALSA 303 on the action taken
5. Data base in excel sheet 304 - 326
Context of the study and Methodology
1. The Hon’ble Supreme Court suo motu initiated a Public Interest Litigation (WP (Civil) No.406/2013), on the basis of a letter from the former Chief Justice of India Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. C Lahoti, which highlighted the inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons in India. As per the order dated 24.3.2015 the Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed constitution of under trial review committee (UTRC) in every district of the country for the purpose the implementation of sec 436 A of Cr.PC. The committee has been constituted in every district as directed and conducting meetings regularly.
2. Subsequently the Hon’ble Court issued series of directions to various authorities to improve the situations in the prisons. Recently, by the order dated 15/09/17 the Hon’ble supreme court has directed the each of the State Legal Services Authorities to conduct a study on the physical conditions and infrastructure of the of prisons in their respective States and file report in a time bound manner. As required in the judgment this
Authority has constituted a committee consisting of the following members:
1. Hon’ble Executive chairman - Chairman of the Committee
2. Advocate General of Kerala - Member
3. Director General of Prosecution - Member
4. Director General of Prisons - Member
5. Member Secretary KeLSA - Member
3. The committee met and discussed about the modalities to be followed to implement the multiple directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the above WPC by the order dated 15/09/18 and directed the District Authorities to constitute committee consisting of Judicial officers, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Law Students, NGOs, MSW
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students etc. Accordingly the District Authorities have constituted committees. The committee visited the jails in the respective districts, distributed the questionnaire to the inmates to get a more convenient conversation with the inmates about the infrastructure and physical condition of the prison. The format has been translated to vernacular
language so as to get a more comprehensive result through the study.
4. The officials in the jail provided all the documents asked for, conversed with the committee members conducting the study for long hours at times and also permitted the prisoners to talk to the team without the presence of prison officers. Most of the inmates have co-perated with the study and expressed their opinion freely to the committee. Visits were finally wrapped up after going around the premises and assessing the other infrastructural facilities.
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5. Imprisonment is the most common method of punishment resorted to by almost all legal systems. History stands proof to its employment in ancient times. Initially, the purpose of imprisonment was twofold; deprivation of the prisoner of social life and his segregation from the society as a security measure. In THE course of time, however, several purposes such as deterrence, incapacitation and reformation were recognized. Even if it does not have any deterrent value, imprisonment compels the prisoner to live alone away from his kith and kins, repent his past conduct and then probably change his attitude and behavior.
6. The history of jails in the State begins in the year 1861 with the establishment of the First District Jail at Kozhikode. There are 3 Central Prisons and Correctional Centres, 3 Open Prisons, 5 Women Special Jails, 10 District Jails, 32 Sub Jails and 1 Borstal School in the State functioning under the Prisons and Correctional Services
Department.
Sl No Name of the prison Actual Present Convicts RTs/UT Capacity Population s
1. Women’s prison and Correctional 108 47 25 22 Home, Attakulangara 2. District Jail, Poojappura 284 255 2 253
3. Central Prison and Correctional 727 1346 943 403
Home,Poojappura
4. Open Prison for Women, Poojappura 20 11 11 0
5. Special Sub Jail, Kunjalummodu 228 176 3 173
6. 270 296 296 0 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri
7. Sub Jail- Attingal 3 62 1 61
8. 108 104 3 101 Special Sub Jail- Neyyatinkara
9. District jail, pathanamthitta 45 18 4 14
10. District Jail, Kollam. 242 209 20 189
11. Spl.Sub Jail Kottarakkara 50 113 3 110
12. District Jail, Kottayam; 55 125 18 107
13. Sub Jail, Meenachil 20 33 4 29
14. Sub Jail, Ponkunnam. 48 58 7 51
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15. District Jail,Alappuzha 61 83 9 74
16. Spl. Sub Jail ,Mavelikkara 92 128 5 123
17. Sub Jail, Peerumedu 38 50 1 49
18. Sub Jail , Devikulam 46 17 0 17
19. District Jail Kakkanad 133 183 13 170
20. Womens Jail, Kakkanad 12 10 9 1
21. Sub Jail, Ernakulam 28 62 2 60
22. Sub Jail Mattanchery 28 26 1 25
23. Spl.Sub Jail Aluva 26 33 3 30
24. Spl.Sub Jail Muvattupuzha 72 95 3 92
25. Borstal School Thrikkakkara 90 62 2 60
26. Spl.Sub-jail, Irinjalakuda 11 67 1 66
27. Sub-jail, Chavakkadu 28 43 0 43
28. Central prison and correctional home, 560 770 610 160
Viyyur
29. Vannith prison ans correctional home , 100 40 9 31
Viyyur
30. District Jail, Viyyur 121 250 12 238
31. Sub-jail, Viyyur 84 79 1 78
32. Special Sub Jail Palakkad 32 178 2 176 33. Special Sub Jail Chittur 30 42 0 42
34. Sub Jail Ottappalam 24 52 1 51
35. Sub Jail Alathur 23 43 0 43
36. Sub Jail Ponnani 19 24 3 21
37. Sub Jail Tirur 17 0 0 0
38. Spl.Sub Jail Manjeri 39 93 1 92
39. Sub Jail, Perinthalmanna 28 40 0 40
40. District Jail ,Kozhikode 262 230 17 213
41. Spl.Sub Jail Kozhikkode 50 54 0 54
42. Sub JSub Jail Koyilandi 20 31 0 31
43. Sub Jail Vadakara 13 31 3 28
District Jail Mananthavady 80 53 9 44
44. S Spl. Sub Jail Vythiri 22 39 1 38
45. Vanitha Jail, Kannur 24 20 14 6
46. Centre Prison, & Correctional Home 986 1011 848 163 Kannur 47. Sub Jail, Kannur 28 41 0 41
48. Special Sub Jail, Kannur 112 85 0 85
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49. Special Sub Jail, Thalassery 44 51 036 51
50. District Jail, Kannur 130 70 3 67
51. District Jail, Hosdurg, 54 56 4 52
52. Open Jail, Cheemeni. 179 153 153 0
53. Spl.Sub Jail Kasaragod 28 77 5 72
The Department is governed by the following Acts & Rules
The Prisons Act 1894 (Central Act IX of 1894)
The Travancore Cochin Prisons Act 1950 (Act XVIII of 1950)
The Kerala Borstal School Act 1961
The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Act, 2010
Rules
The Kerala Prisons Rules 1958
The Kerala Sub Jail Rules 1959
The Kerala Borstal School Rules 1963
The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Rule, 2014. Organizational Chart of Prison Administration
Director General of Prisons Additional Director General of Prisons Inspector General of Prisons Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Jail Superintendent Jailer Deputy Jailer Assistant Jailer Chief Warder Head Warder Female Warder Warder Gate Keeper
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Sl. Name of Post Staff Strength in No. of vacant post No each category in each category Central Prison & Correctional Home, Thiruvananthapuram 1 Superintendent 1 1 2 Joint Superintendent 2 0 3 Medical Officer 2 0 4 Welfare Officer 2 0 5 Deputy Superintendent 2 0 6 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 6 0 7 Asst. Superintendent Grade 8 6 II 8 Prison Officer 3 3 9 Gate Keeper 2 1 10 Deputy Prison Officer 56 13 11 Asst. Prison Officer 163 75 12 Warder Driver 2 0 13 Lab Technician 1 0 14 Pharmacist 1 0 15 ECG Technician 1 0 16 Nursing Assistant 2 0 17 Senior Clerk 1 0 18 Typist 1 0 19 Peon 1 0 20 Weaving Instructor 1 1 21 Weaving Assistant 2 0 22 Weaver 2 1 23 Carpentry Instructor 1 0 24 Carpentry Foreman 1 0 25 Tailoring Instructor 1 0 26 Blacksmith Instructor 1 0 27 Boot Foreman 1 1 28 Shoe Mastry 2 0 29 Driver 1 0
Central Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Joint Superintendent 2 0 3 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 5 0 5 Asst. Superintendent Grade 3 2 II 6 Prison Officer 2 2 7 Gate Keeper 1 1 8 Deputy Prison Officer 32 11 9 Asst. Prison Officer 97 28 10 Welfare Officer 2 0 11 Medical Officer 1 0 12 Pharmacist 1 0 13 Nursing Assistant 2 0 14 Carpentry / Industrial 1 1 Instructor 15 Weaving Assistant 1 1 16 Typist 1 0 17 P.D.Teacher 1 1 18 Lab Technician 1 0 19 Warder Driver 2 0 Central Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Joint Superintendent 2 0 3 Welfare Officer 2 0 4 Medical Officer 5 Deputy Superintendent 2 0 6 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 6 0 7 Asst. Superintendent Grade 8 6 II 8 Prison Officer 3 2 9 Gate Keeper 2 1 10 Deputy Prison Officer 43 11 11 Asst. Prison Officer 154 24
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12 Lab Technician 1 0 13 Pharmacist 2 0 14 Nursing Assistant 3 0 15 P. D. Teacher 2 0 16 Carpentry Instructor 2 0 17 Warder Driver 2 0 18 Weaving Assistant 2 0 19 Clerical Attender 2 1 20 Wireman 1 0 21 Engine Driver 1 1 22 Typist 1 0 23 Tailoring Instructor 2 0 24 Arabic Teacher (Part time) 1 1 25 Sanskrit Teacher (Part time) 1 1 26 Packer Clerk 1 1 Open Prison & Correctional Home, Nettukaltheri 1 Superintendent 1 1 2 Joint Superintendent 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 2 0 4 Prison Officer 1 1 5 Deputy Prison Officer 15 0 6 Asst. Prison Officer 46 6 7 Medical Officer 1 0 8 Agricultural Officer 1 0 9 Welfare Officer 1 0 10 Junior Superintendent 1 0 11 Pharmacist 1 0 12 Senior Clerk 1 0 13 Asst. Prison Officer cum 1 0 Driver Open Prison & Correctional Home, Cheemeni 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Joint Superintendent 1 0 3 Medical Officer 1 0 4 Agricultural Officer 1 1 5 Welfare Officer 1 0 6 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 3 1 7 Asst. Superintendent Grade 2 2 II 8 Prison Officer 2 2 9 Deputy Prison Officer 9 0 10 Asst. Prison Officer 25 1 11 Warder Driver 2 1 12 Junior Superintendent 1 0 13 Pharmacist 1 0 14 Clerk 3 0 15 Typist 1 0 16 Male Nurse 1 0 High Security Prison, Viyyur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Joint Superintendent 1 0 3 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 4 Welfare Officer 1 1 5 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 3 0 6 Asst. Superintendent Grade 3 3 II 7 Prison Officer 1 1 8 Gate Keeper 1 1 9 Deputy Prison Officer 8 0 10 Asst. Prison Officer 31 23 11 Senior Superintendent 1 0 12 Clerk 2 0 13 Staff Nurse Grade II 2 1 14 Pharmacist 1 1 15 Medical Officer 1 1 16 Lab Technician Grade II 1 1 Women's Open Prison & Correctional Home, Thiruvananthapuram 1 Superintendent 1 1 2 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 3 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II
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4 Female Asst. Prison Officer 4 1 Women's Prison & Correctional Home, Thiruvananthapuram 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 0 Grade I 3 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 0 Grade II 4 Female Asst. Prison Officer 14 10 5 Welfare Officer 1 0 6 Head Clerk 1 0 7 Senior Clerk 3 0 8 Typist 1 0 9 Pharmacist 1 0 10 Nursing Assistant 1 0 11 Tailoring Instructor 2 1 12 Driver 1 0 Women's Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 3 Welfare Officer 1 0 4 Senior Clerk 1 0 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 1 Grade I 6 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 0 Grade II 7 Female Asst. Prison Officer 14 7 Women's Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 3 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 0 Grade I 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 3 0 Grade II 5 Welfare Officer 1 0 6 Nursing Assistant 1 0 7 Female Asst. Prison Officer 14 0 8 Head Clerk 1 0 9 Clerk / Senior Clerk 3 0 10 Typist 1 0 11 Pharmacist Grade 1 0 12 Driver 2 0 District Jail, Thiruvananthapuram 1 Joint Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade 2 1 II 5 Deputy Prison Officer 13 1 6 Asst. Prison Officer 38 8 7 Welfare Officer 1 0 8 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Kollam 1 Joint Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 1 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade 2 2 II 5 Deputy Prison Officer 12 0 6 Asst. Prison Officer 38 3 7 Welfare Officer 1 0 8 Warder Driver 1 1 District Jail, Alappuzha 1 Joint Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade 1 0 II 4 Deputy Prison Officer 6 0 5 Asst. Prison Officer 12 0 6 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 7 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 8 Welfare Officer 3 2
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9 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Pathanamthitta 1 Joint Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 11 1 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 6 Female Asst. Prison Officer 4 2 7 Welfare Officer 1 0 8 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Viyyur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 1 0 4 Deputy Prison Officer 9 1 5 Asst. Prison Officer 28 7 6 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Ernakulam 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 3 Welfare Officer 1 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 3 0 5 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 3 2 6 Prison Officer 2 1 7 Gate Keeper 3 3 8 Deputy Prison Officer 9 1 9 Asst. Prison Officer 27 7 10 Senior Clerk 2 0 11 Typist 1 0 12 Pharmacist 1 0 13 Medical Officer 1 1 14 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Kottayam 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade 1 1 II 4 Deputy Prison Officer 5 0 5 Asst. Prison Officer 14 3 6 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 7 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 8 Female Asst. Prison Officer 3 0 9 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Hosdurg 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 3 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 1 Grade II 4 Deputy Prison Officer 4 0 5 Asst. Prison Officer 10 2 6 Female Asst. Prison Officer 3 0 7 Warder Driver 1 1 District Jail, Kannur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 1 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 2 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade 2 2 II 5 Welfare Officer 1 1 6 Prison Officer 1 1 7 Gate Keeper 1 1 8 Deputy Prison Officer 8 3 9 Asst. Prison Officer 24 2 10 Warder Driver 1 0 11 Head Clerk 1 0 12 Clerk 2 0 13 L.D. Typist 1 0 14 Medical Officer 1 1 15 Pharmacist 1 1 KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
16 Dog Handler (Asst. Prison 1 1 Officer) District Jail, Mananthavady 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Welfare Officer 1 0 3 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 4 Asst. Prison Officer 11 2 5 Warder Driver 1 0 District Jail, Kozhikode 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 3 Welfare Officer 1 0 4 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 5 Asst. Superintendent Grade 3 1 II 6 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 7 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 8 Medical Officer 1 0 9 Lab Technician 1 0 10 Staff Nurse 2 0 11 Nursing Assistant 1 0 12 Deputy Prison Officer 13 12 13 Asst. Prison Officer 45 5 14 Female Asst. Prison Officer 12 1 15 Pharmacist 1 0 16 Warder Driver 2 1 Special Sub Jail, Thiruvananthapuram 1 Deputy Superintendent 1 1 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 2 2 4 Deputy Prison Officer 9 1 5 Asst. Prison Officer 26 4 6 Welfare Officer 1 1 7 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Neyyattinkara 1 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 2 2 4 Deputy Prison Officer 5 0 5 Asst. Prison Officer 15 2 6 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Kottarakkara 1 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 15 5 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 6 Female Asst. Prison Officer 2 2 7 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Mavelikkara 1 Deputy Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 14 4 Special Sub Jail, Irinjalakkuda 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 5 0 3 Asst. Prison Officer 11 3 4 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Muvattupuzha 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 13 2 4 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Devikulam 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 9 2 4 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Ponkunnam
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1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 2 Special Sub Jail, Kannur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade 3 3 II 4 Welfare Officer 1 1 5 Deputy Prison Officer 9 3 6 Asst. Prison Officer 14 4 7 Warder Driver 2 2 Special Sub Jail, Thalassery 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 1 1 4 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 5 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Special Sub Jail, Vythiri 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 1 Grade II 6 Female Asst. Prison Officer 3 0 Special Sub Jail, Kozhikode 1 Superintendent 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 4 Welfare Officer 5 Deputy Prison Officer 6 Asst. Prison Officer 7 Warder Driver Special Sub Jail, Manjeri 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 12 5 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 6 Female Asst. Prison Officer 3 0 7 Warder Driver 1 0 Special Sub Jail, Palakkad 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 3 Asst. Superintendent Grade 1 1 II 4 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 6 Deputy Prison Officer 5 1 7 Asst. Prison Officer 12 0 8 Female Asst. Prison Officer 3 1 9 Warder Driver 1 1
Special Sub Jail, Chittur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 2 Sub Jail, Attingal 1 Asst. Superintendent Grade I 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 11 1 Sub Jail, Chavakkad 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Sub Jail, Viyyur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Asst. Superintendent Grade II 2 2 KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
3 Deputy Prison Officer 4 0 4 Asst. Prison Officer 11 2 5 Warder Driver 3 0 Sub Jail, Aluva 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 0 3 Asst. Prison Officer 13 1 Sub Jail, Ernakulam 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 4 Warder Driver 1 0 Sub Jail, Mattancherry 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Sub Jail, Peerumedu 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 2 4 Driver 1 1 Sub Jail, Meenachil 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Sub Jail, Kannur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 0 3 Asst. Prison Officer 12 0 Sub Jail, Vadakara 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Sub Jail, Koyilandy 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 4 Part-time Contingent 1 0 Sweeper Sub Jail, Tirur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 3 Sub Jail, Ponnani 1 Superintendent 1 1 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 9 1 Sub Jail, Perinthalmanna 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1
Sub Jail, Ottappalam 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 1 3 Asst. Prison Officer 2 2 Sub Jail, Alathur 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Deputy Prison Officer 4 2 3 Asst. Prison Officer 10 1 Borstal School, Thrikkakara 1 Superintendent 1 0 2 Supervisor (Asst. 1 0 Superintendent Grade I) 3 Chief Petty Officer (Deputy 5 0 Prison Officer) 4 Petty Officer (Asst. Prison 11 0 Officer) 5 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade I 6 Female Asst. Superintendent 1 0 Grade II 7 Female Asst. Prison Officer 5 2 KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
8 P.D.Teacher 3 1 9 Tailoring Instructor 2 0 10 Carpentry Instructor 3 0 11 Part-time Medical Officer 1 0 12 Part-time Pharmacist 1 0 13 Weaving Assistant 1 0 DISTRICT WISE INFRASTRUCTURE
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Women’s Prison and Correctional Home Attakulangara District Jail, Poojappura Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojappura Open Prison for Women, Poojappura Special Sub Jail, Kunjalummodu Open Prison, Nettukaltheri Sub Jail- Attingal Special Sub Jail- Neyyattinkara
1. Women’s Prison and Correctional Home, Attakulangara
Team Sri.Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv.J.Sandhya,ParaLegal Volunteers Date 26-10-2017 No. of inmates 47 Authorised accommodation 108 UT/RP 22
1. This prison, exclusively meant for women, was earlier functioning in Neyyattinkara, situated approximately 25 kms away from Thiruvananthapuram city. The present prison building, which is located in the midst of the city, was occupied by male prisoners. The women prison was shifted to this building in the year 2011 considering the special circumstances and the special needs of women prisoners for better access to medical assistance and other support. The prison has basically 19 cells, each one of which can accommodate 2-3 prisoners, and a big dormitory like room. The main building occupies the office, kitchen etc. A new two storied building is constructed behind this square shaped
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building. It has a few cells in the ground floor, which are not occupied, a
tailoring unit, and a conference hall in the first floor. 2. Hygiene: Every week Insecticide spray is used for killing spy, rat, bedbug,
mosquitoes by warehouse and FCI. 3. Facilities in the cell: The prisoners are provided with a Cot unlike in other prisons. It has a big open space like “Akathalam” where women can move
around and also watch TV from 3.30 pm to 6pm. 4. Bath Room and Toilet: All the cells are toilet attached and a common bath area outside. The bath area is provided with shower and a tap. However, wash basin is not provided. The facility for rain water harvesting is well processed. No foul
smell was there. 5. Basic amenities: All the basic facilities such as shower, tap drinking water, emergency bell, Television, ceiling fan, exhaust fan, bathrooms toilets etc are available, except the room or facility to keep the individual belongings. The kitchen is large. A canteen is also working. The prisoners can buy things for a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. Generally tooth paste, soap, biscuits and other snacks are sold here. But this facility is very minimal in prison. Tooth paste is not
provided. This is an issue in this prison. Two bathing soap is given a month. 6. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food waste are segregated. The water tank is also clean. Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed periodically .All the rooms are
properly ventilated. 7. Medical Facility: Doctors, including specialists on ENT/Skin etc are available. Medicines for first aid are available. The prison does not have the facility for
storing medicine for emergent use. 8. Food manufacturing unit: There is a food unit adjacent to the kitchen to make snacks, pickles and so on for sales. Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. The quality and quantity of food is maintained in the prison. Boiled water is provided to drink. Kitchen is
tiled and cooking gas is provided for cooking in the prison. 9. Insufficiency of Staff: The jail is working with bare minimum staff. According to the inmates, due to lack of staff and lack of vehicles, the authorities tend to ignore the medical needs of prisoners. Many prisoners complained that if they approach the staff with the request to take them hospital for any disease the immediate question would be ‘what was the crime committed?’ The prisoner will be taken to the hospital only if an acceptable answer is given, according to
the prisoners. 10. Library: A library is provided. It is said that only a few prisoners are interested
in reading. A common room facility is provided in the prison. 11. Clothes: As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes. Clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide wearing apparels from outside and also for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments. 20 sanitary
napkins are being provided every month. 12. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on all days, for 10 minutes , except on Sundays. There is a separate ‘interview room’ in the prison. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. They have to pre pay the
amount required for making phone calls.
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13. TV & News Paper: In women jail, it is told that even if one asks for news channels, only serials are shown. Censored newspapers are circulated in the
evening hours generally. 14. Recreational facilities: Meditation, Yoga, Drama, Celebrations, spiritual upliftment counselling etc are provided in the jail. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prison is Christian prayer groups of the respective
areas. 15. Distribution of Wages: The inmates are having account in public sector banks.
The wages for the work done is distributed properly. 16. Legal Aid: Legal Aid clinic of the District Legal Services Authority is functioning in the jail. They are giving effective legal assistance to the inmates. Para Legal Volunteers are also assisting the inmates. The panel lawyers and PLVs visit the
legal services clinic a minimum of four days a week. 17. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners, whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner in conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously.
2. District Jail, Poojappura
Team Sri.Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv.J.Sandhya,ParaLegal Volunteers Date 28-10-2017 No. of inmates 255 Authorised accommodation 284 UT/RP 253
1. This prison which is primarily meant for remand prisoners and convicts up to 6 months started functioning in the year 2015 in 1.1 acres of land and situated adjacent to the Central Prison. This is the newest building in the district having two, 3 storied buildings. Out of the 292 prisoners only 8 were convicted ones
and they are kept in blocks/dormitories which are tiled. 2. Hygiene: Every week insecticide spray is used for killing spy, rat, bedbug, mosquitoes by warehouse and FCI. Sewage facility is well maintained. There is
no foul smell. The items for personal hygiene are provided to the inmates. 3. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food wastes are segregated. A large kitchen area is available and
canteen facility also is available in the prison. 4. Health: Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed periodically. All the rooms are properly ventilated and pure water for drinking is provided to the
inmates. 5. Medical Facility: Doctors are available in the jail. Specialist doctors like ENT/Skin/Dental are not available. Medicines for first aid are available.
Ambulance facility is not available.
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6. Food and water: Kitchen is functioning in a temporary building. Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. The quality and quantity of food is maintained in the prison. Boiled water is provided to drink. Kitchens are tiled and cooking gas is provided for cooking in
the prison. 7. Basic Amenities: All the basic facilities such as shower, tap drinking water, emergency bell, Television, ceiling fan, exhaust fan, bathrooms toilets etc are available, except the room or facility to keep the individual belongings. All the ceiling fans are fixed at extreme top of the roof literally giving no solace to its beneficiaries. The prisoners can buy things for a maximum amount of Rs.800/- per month. Generally things like tooth paste, soaps, biscuits and other snacks are sold here. But this facility is very minimal in prison. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month are given. So cleaning teeth is a problem for
many. 8. Library: There is a good library facility and it is seen from the records that at
least 50 persons are regularly using library service. 9. Recreational facilities: Meditation, Yoga, Drama, Celebrations, spiritual upliftment counselling etc are provided in the jail. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prison is Christian prayer groups of the respective
areas. De-addiction classes are conducted. 10. Distribution of Wages: The inmates are having account in public sector banks
and the remuneration for the work done is distributed properly. 11. Legal Aid: Legal Aid clinic of the District Legal Services Authority is functioning in the jail. They are giving effective legal assistance to the inmates. Para Legal Volunteers are also assisting the inmates. A separate room is provided for legal
services clinic. 12. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on all days ,for 10 minutes each, except on Sundays. There is a separate ‘interview room’ in the prison. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/- They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be disclosed in advance. They have to pre pay the amount required for
making phone calls. 13. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners, whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner in conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously. 14. CCTV & Video Conferencing facility: CC TV facility is installed only inside the
prison and the same is not in a working condition.
ISSUES NEED ATTENTION
Complaint boxes need to be placed at conspicuous places. The prisoners must be able to identify purpose of these boxes Ambulance facility is not available in the prison. CCTVs are not functioning
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3. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojappura
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers Date 30.10.2017 & 31.10.2017 No. of inmates 1346 Authorised accommodation 727 UT/RP 403
1. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojappura is considered to be second largest prison in Kerala, started functioning on 23.09.1886. The prison building which is spread over 9 acres of land is constructed in a ‘Pan Optical’ architectural model around a central tower. The Central tower is a three storied structure located centrally with an overview of the entire jail. There are six circle blocks (Block A to F) around the Central tower and six other blocks away from the tower (Block 7 to 12). There is a separate block (No.13) sharing its inner wall with the Central Prison and having separate entry/exit gates at 50 meters from the Main gate. There are two separate enclosures (UT ‘A’ &UT’ B’) which houses high profile prisoners. The COFEPASA Block and the Health club are located
adjacent to the UT-A.
2. Hygiene: Insecticide spray is not satisfactory for killing spy, rat, bedbug, mosquitoes there is disruption from rats, bugs etc. Sewage facility is in a poor condition. Sewage canals required urgent repairs. There is no foul smell. The
items for personal hygiene are provided to the inmates.
3. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food wastes are segregated. Visitors room is not clean. A large kitchen area is available and canteen facility also available in the prison. Open
space is not seen provided.
4. Health: Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed in periodically. All the rooms are properly ventilated and pure water for drinking is provided to the
inmates. The jail has a Health club.
5. Medical Facility: Doctors are available in the jail. Specialist doctors like ENT/Skin/Dental are not available; such cases are referred to the Medical College Hospital. Medicines for first aid are available in the jail. Ambulance facility is available. HIV /TB patients are separated from others and given special treatment. Two full time doctors are posted. IP facility is available. There is one nursing assistant, but no nurse. The post of pharmacist was vacant from the month of May, 2017. The prisoners having no qualification are used to dispense medicines to the patients.The pharmacy is also functioning in a highly humid condition. As majority of medicines are needed to be kept in low temperature to maintain effectiveness of medicines, an air conditioner has to be installed in this room. It is found that 60-70 prisoners use the OP services every day. There are 9 cancer patients, 5 TB patients, 11 HIV affected people and one dialysis patient living in the Central Prison. TB patients are made to live separately at the time of
taking treatment.
6. Clothes: As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes and clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide clothes from outside and for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women
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prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments and this is a serious issue confronting them. 20 sanitary napkins are being provided every
month.
7. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on specific days and time. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. And the amount
also needs to be paid in advance.
8. Television: TV viewing is allowed for a few hours. Censored newspapers are circulated in the evening hours generally. The only outside agency which is
allowed inside the prisons is Christian prayer groups of the respective areas.
9. Food and water: A big kitchen block is being constructed in the Central Prison. Patients are also given special diet here as per the instruction of the doctor. The foreign nationals living in Central Prison complained that they were not given sufficient quantity of food and that they were made to starve. Some of the prisons have canteen facility. Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. The quality and quantity of food is maintained in the prison. Boiled water is provided to drink. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month are given. So cleaning teeth is a problem
for many.
10. Basic Amenities: All the basic facilities such as shower, tap drinking water cleanliness of the tank, emergency bell, facility to see Television, ceiling fan, common bathing area, toilets etc are available except the room or facility to keep the individual belongings. There are no fans and lights inside. All the cells get faint light from the corridor. The cells are infested with bugs too.The prisoners can buy things for a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. Generally things
like tooth paste, soaps, biscuits and other snacks are sold here.
11. Library: There is a spacious library with more than fifteen thousand books. Different types of books including religious books are available in the library and
the inmates are free to use the library.
12. Literacy & Education: The inmates are provided with facility for continuing education through correspondence course. The literacy mission is working in the
jail.
13. Vocational training and Job: The work programmes in the Prisons include, weaving, carpentry, smithy, tailoring, printing and binding and soap making .Clothing and bedding are made in the manufacturing units. The furniture made in the carpentry units are supplied to various Government Departments on demand. The inmates are given training in masonry and carpentry work. Computer Training programmes are also being conducted in association with IGNOU and Akshya IT Mission. Agricultural operations are also going on. And a
cafeteria is run in the premises.
14. Recreationalfacilities: Meditation, Yoga, Drama, Celebrations, spiritual upliftment counselling etc are provided in the jail. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prison is Christian prayer groups of the respective
areas. De-addiction classes are conducting in the prison.
15. Distribution of Wages: The inmates are having account in public sector banks.
The remuneration for the work done is distributed properly.
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16. Legal Aid: Legal Aid clinic of the District Legal Services Authority is functioning in the jail. They are giving effective legal assistance to the inmates. Para Legal Volunteers are also assisting the inmates. There is a separate room for the legal aid clinic in this jail. Some of the prisoners opined that they are ignorant about
the free legal service provided to them by the District Legal Services Authority.
17. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on all days except sundays and for specific time (20minutes). There is a separate ‘interview room’ in the prison. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. And the amount
also needs to be paid in advance.
18. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners, whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner in conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously. 19. CCTV & Video Conferencing facility: CC TV facility is installed only inside the prison and are also not functioning for the past one and half years make it extremely difficult for the overall management of the prison according to the prison officials.
Urgent Action Required
In most of the cases, old prisoners of various districts are transferred to the Central Prison considering the presence of the hospital in the Prison. However many old prisoners feel that had they been in the prisons of their own district at least some of the family members would have visited them. There should be some effort to give special consideration to the senior citizens like providing cot,
extra sheet etc.
ISSUES NEED ATTENTION
Inmates demanded counseling by experts from outside.
The prisoners are living in a suffocating atmosphere in this prison, which has inhabitants almost double its capacity .Most of the blocks which were constructed almost 130 years ago are in a highly dilapidated condition. The
building will not stand even a lowest level of natural calamity.
Cells in Block 8, 9, 10, 11, 12A, B are extremely crowded. Measurement of the cells was taken. It was seen that 5-7 people are made to live in a 12x8.75 ft room. Some cells are even as smaller as 6.75x12.5 ft. As toilets are also built in these cells, people actually get very little space to move around. The situation is worse in the night when they intend to sleep. There is not even enough space for people to stand properly leave alone lie down. There are no
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fans and lights inside. All the cells get faint light from the corridor. The cells are infested with bugs too. All the prisoners echoed that it is really a hellish
existence in these cells. It is learnt that the Central Prison which was meant to operate mainly for the convicted prisoners started housing under trials over the years. And this
made the situation worse in the prison. The convicts and the remand prisoners are put together in cells. Since this prison has 2 doctors and IP facility, all those who are sick in the nearby jails
are transferred here. CCTV ‘s in the jail are also not functioning for the past one and half years making it extremely difficult for the overall management of the prison
according to the prison officials. This prison is functioning in close proximity to the Jail Head Quarters and the DGP and other officials routinely visit this prison. However it is seen that the pathetic condition of the jail mainly due to overcrowding is considered merely as a ‘routine ‘business and no effective actions are seen taken in near
future to retain this prison solely for convicted prisoners. The Police fail to escort prisoners on the days when Courts are expected to pronounce judgments or when the case is posted for trial. The situation is grave for those who are needed to be produced outside the city Courts like in Kattakada, Nedumangadu,Varkala and Neyyatinkara. The situation is further worse for those who are to be produced in courts in other districts like in Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta. It is learnt that some construction work is happening in the Jails of these districts for more than year and hence prisoners are remanded to any one of the prisons in Thiruvananthapuram
routinely. But then they are not produced before the Courts on time. It is learnt that escort requests are turned down routinely especially by Rural Armed Services, Poonkulam citing lack of enough police personnel especially on days of VIP visits (which often happen here as Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city), or due to hartals when police personnel are deployed for maintaining law and order .Ultimately, the escort services are provided only on days when there aren’t any other engagements for Armed Police Personnel. Jail authorities also complained the police do not even respond promptly for requests. Video Conferencing system, which was introduced as an alternative measure for prisoners being personally produced in Courts do not exactly solve the problem. This is mainly because even all the Courts within the district are not connected with all the jails situated in the District. This is inevitable as prisoners are not always sent to the area where the Courts situate. And there are also complaints of frequent technical snag in the Video Conferencing System paving forcing the authorities to depend on
conventional ways of production. As there is no pharmacist the prisoners having no qualification are made to
dispense medicines to the patient As majority of medicines are needed to be kept in low temperature to maintain effectiveness of medicines, Air conditioner has to be installed in this
room. Tooth paste is not provided in the jail. So cleaning teeth is a problem for
many.
Kitchen is functioning in a temporary building.
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4. Open Prison for Women, Poojappura
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers Date 2.11.17 No. of inmates 11 Authorised accommodation 20 UT/RP NIL
1. This is the first open prison for women which started functioning on 02.05.2013. In fact this building was used as the Bungalow of the Central Jail Superintendent. It is a two storied building mostly of wood, built around 130 years ago. The building is spacious enough for 8 prisoners who are housed now. However the
kitchen is in a dilapidated condition. The prison runs a food and vegetable unit. 2. Hygiene: Insecticides are used for killing spy, rat, bedbugs etc. Toilets are there
and in a hygiene condition. Sewage facility is good. There is no overflow. 3. Cleanliness: Garbage is collected and segregated. Taps are in good condition. Kitchen and visitors rooms are kept good. There are open areas and canteen
facility is provided to the inmates. 4. Food and water: Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. The prison has canteen facility and the prisoners can buy things for a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. Generally things like tooth paste, soaps, biscuits and other snacks are sold here. But this facility is very minimal in prisons other than Central Prison and District Jail. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month are given. So cleaning teeth is a problem
for many. 5. Clothes: As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes and clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide from outside and for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments and this is a serious issue
confronting them. 20 sanitary napkins are being provided every month. 6. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on specific days and time. There is a separate ‘interview room’ in every prison except in Attingal Sub Jail. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. And the amount also needs to be paid in advance. The only outside agency which is allowed
inside the prisons is Christian prayer groups of the respective areas. 7. Television & News Paper: TV viewing is allowed for few hours. In women jail, it is told that even if one asks for news channels, only Serials are shown. Censored
newspapers are circulated in the evening hours generally. 8. Treatment requirements: Prisoners of all jails in the district except those who are living in the Central Prison complained of great difficulty in getting timely
medical care. 9. Visit of District Judge & District Collector: The prisoners invariably requested for routine visits to jails by the Judges or someone deputed by the Court. During such visits, it also has to be ensured that the prisoners are able to interact with
such officials without the presence of jail staff.
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5. Special Sub Jail, Kunjalummodu
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers Date 3.11.17 No. of inmates 176 Authorised accommodation 228 UT/RP 173
1. This special sub jail started to function in the year 2010 and has 1.6 acres of land. 232 prisoners majority of whom are remand prisoners were seen locked up
in 9 barracks and 10 cells. Each of the blocks has 22-25 people. 2. Hygiene: Some of the toilets in the blocks are clogged giving a tough time for inmates. Prisoners in those blocks complained that irrespective of repeated requests maintenance is not carried out. They also complained of acute
mosquito bites. 3. Health: There is an open bath area and though there are 3 big water tanks to store water, only 2 water tanks are given for the prisoners and one is now converted as a fish tank. The prisoners complained of this and said that they hardly get to use 2-3 mugs of water to bathe in the limited time they are let out
to bath in the morning. 4. Recreational Facilities: One prisoner was seen making a statue of Gandhiji in the front side of the jail and another prisoner was doing a mural painting on a large canvass. It is also seen that a music troupe is formed here as a Prison officer is trained in singing and on every Saturday rehearsals are held. Though FM radio is
fixed in each of the cells, it is not working properly now. 5. Food and water: There is a separate food unit run to make Biriyani and Iddalis to be sold in the Medical College campus in subsided rate for public. Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. Boiled water is provided to drink. Prisoners in Special Jail, Kunjalumoodu expressed deep dissatisfaction over the food served and said that they are not cooked in clean surroundings. Kitchens are tiled and Gas cylinders are provided for cooking in the prisons. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month
are given. So cleaning teeth is a problem for many. 6. Clothes: As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes and clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide from outside and for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments and this is a serious issue
confronting them. 20 sanitary napkins are being provided every month. 7. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on specific days and time. There is a separate ‘interview room’ in the prison. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. And the amount also needs to be paid in advance. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prisons is Christian prayer
groups of the respective areas. 8. TV & News Paper: In some jails TV viewing is allowed for few hours. Censored
Newspapers are circulated in the evening hours generally. 9. Treatment requirements: It is very difficult to get timely medical care. In the prison arrangement is to get a doctor from a nearest Government hospital once in a week. But it is seen that doctors do not often visit the jail citing lack of time.
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Even though the Ambulance facility is provided in Special Sub Jail, Kunjalumoodu it is under repair. The jail is working with bare minimum staff. Due to lack of staff and lack of vehicles, the authorities tend to ignore the medical needs of prisoners. Many prisoners complained that if they approach the staff with the request to take hospital for any disease the immediate question will be ‘what is the crime committed?’, and only if they are able to
provide an acceptable answer, they are taken to the hospitals. 10. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners , whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner in conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously.
Prisoners expressed deep dissatisfaction over the food served and said that they are not cooked in clean surroundings.
Appropriate medical service is not seen extended to the prisoners
Shortage of staff is a serious issue
6. Open Prison, Nettukaltheri
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers
Date 4.11.17 No. of inmates 296 Authorised accommodation 270 UT/RP NIL
1. Open Prison Nettukalthery was established in the year 1962. It has an area of 474 acres comprising two units, one in Nettukalthery (274 Acres) and the other in Thevancode (200acres).The prisoners are engaged in several activities like extensive rubber cultivation, rubber sapling nursery, and works connected to poultry, vegetables, plantain, managing buffalo, making rubber sheets and so on. Prisoners are housed in 6 blocks in Nettukalthery and in 2 blocks and in a new two storied building in Thevancode. 2 old blocks in Thevancode were found in a
very bad shape. 2. Hygiene: Every week Insecticide spray is used for killing spy, rat, bedbug,
mosquitoes by warehouse and FCI. The prisoners can buy things for a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. Generally things like paste, soaps, biscuits and other snacks are sold here. But this facility is very minimal in prison.. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month are given. So cleaning teeth is a problem for
many. 3. Room facility: Cots are provided to inmates. A rubber processing unit which is installed close by the rooms and the foul smell emanating from the unit gives a
hard time for the prisoners. 4. Bath Room and Toilet: All the cells have toilet attached and a common bath area outside. Shower and tap facility is provided. Wash basin is not seen provided.
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Rain water harvesting is available. Sewage is well processed. No foul smell was
generated. 5. Basic Amenities: All the basic facilities such as , tap drinking water cleanliness of the tank, emergency bell, facility to see Television, ceiling fan, exhaust fan, bathrooms, toilets etc are available except the room or facility to keep the
individual belongings. 6. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food wastes are segregated. A large kitchen area is available and
canteen facility also available in the prison. 7. Health: Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed periodically. All the
rooms are properly ventilated. 8. Medical Facility: Doctors, including the specialist doctors like ENT/Skin etc. are
available. Medicines for first aid is available. 9. Food and water: There is a food unit adjacent to the kitchen to make snacks, pickles and so on for sales. Prisons follow a common menu with fish curry twice in a week and mutton curry once in a week. The quality and quantity of food is maintained in the prison. Boiled water is provided to drink. Kitchens are tiled
and Gas cylinders are provided for cooking in the prison. 10. Insufficiency of Staff: The jail is working with bare minimum staff. Due to lack of staff and lack of vehicles, the authorities tend to ignore the medical needs of prisoners. Many prisoners complained that if they approach the staff with the request to take hospital for any disease the immediate question will be ‘what is the crime committed?’, and only if they are able to provide an acceptable
answer, they are taken to the hospitals.
11. Library: Though there is a library, there are no facilities to sit and read books 12. Clothes- As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes and clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide from outside and for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments and this is a serious issue
confronting them. 20 sanitary napkins are being provided every month. 13. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on specific days and time. There is a separate ‘interview room’ in prison. In Nettukaltheri Open Prison, which is in a hilly area, it was complained that unlike earlier, now the visitors are not allowed to take vehicles up to the prison and are forced to walk miles upwards to reach the prison. And it was complained that this new regulation deter their family members from visiting them. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the authorities in advance. And the amount also needs to be paid in advance. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prisons is Christian prayer
groups of the respective areas. 14. TV & News Paper: In women jail, it is told that even if one asks for news channels, only Serials are shown. Censored newspapers are circulated in the
evening hours generally. 15. Vocational training: The prisoners are engaged in several activities like extensive rubber cultivation, rubber sapling nursery and works connected to poultry,
vegetables, plantain, managing buffalo, making rubber sheets and so on 16. Recreational facilities: Meditation, Yoga, Drama, Celebrations, spiritual upliftment counselling etc are provided in the jail. The only outside agency
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which is allowed inside the prison is Christian prayer groups of the respective
areas. 17. Distribution of Wages: The inmates are having account in public sector banks
and distributing the wages for their work properly. 18. Legal Aid: Legal Aid clinic of the District Legal Services Authority is functioning in the jail. They are giving effective legal assistance to the inmates. Para Legal
Volunteers are also assisting the inmates. 19. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners , whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner in conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously.
ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION
The jail is working with bare minimum staff. Due to lack of staff and lack of vehicles, the authorities tend to ignore the medical needs of prisoners. Many prisoners complained that if they approach the staff with the request to take hospital for any disease the immediate question will be ‘what is your crime?’, and only if they are able to provide an acceptable answer, they are
taken to the hospitals.
It was complained that unlike earlier, now the visitors are not allowed to take vehicles up to the prison and are forced to walk miles upwards to reach the prison. And it was complained that this new regulation deter their family
members from visiting them.
The issue related to appeal is the considerable delay: The delay in getting the certified copies of the judgment from the Hon’ble High Court contribute
to the delay in filing SLP before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
The delay in getting judgment contributes further delay in filing in SLP in the Supreme Court ,if at all that can be done. Some of the prisoners also expressed their concern that their SLPs are not considered by the Supreme Court even after 10 years of filing Appeal. It is also seen that the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee is forced to keep on sending communications to all the jails for number of documents such as Legal Service forms duly signed and attested vakalathnama, certificate of imprisonment, Copy of the FIR and evidences and reasons for delay. Sometimes the jail staff responds to the requests made from Delhi but at times they don’t respond in a time bound manner thus forcing the Supreme
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Court Legal Services Authority to close the respective files. The convicts may not be even aware of all these proceedings and keep on waiting for response
from the Court in vain.
The guidelines issued by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee about the documents required for legal aid to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court has to be followed strictly. This will help to avoid unnecessary delay in communication as for prisoners especially for those who believe themselves to be innocent every day is spent in the jail believing that they will get
justice from the Apex Court.
7. Sub Jail- Attingal
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers Date 8.11.17 No. of inmates 62 Authorised accommodation 43 UT/RP 61
1. The Sub Jail came into existence in the year 1959. The complex has 56 cents of land. The jail at present is occupied by 74 prisoners against the authorized capacity of 32 people. Its main block has 6 cells and all 74 people are housed in these small cells. An annexure block has 2 cells however it is not occupied. One cell is kept empty as a prisoner committed suicide in this cell and the other one is used to keep the properties of prisoners. However there is a separate block which is kept idle. This was built to house women and however as this building is
not used over the years, the building is in a poor state with leaking all over. 2. Hygiene: Every week Insecticide spray is used for killing spy, rat, bedbug, mosquitoes by warehouse and FCI. The sewage facility is good There is no foul
smell. The items for personal hygiene are provided to the inmates. 3. Bath Room and Toilet: All the cells have toilet facility inside and a common bath area outside. Shower and tap facility is provided. Wash basin is not seen provided. Rain water harvesting is present in the prison Sewage is well
processed. No foul smell was generated. 4. Basic Amenities: All the basic facilities such as shower, tap drinking water cleanliness of the tank, emergency bell, facility to see Television, ceiling fan,
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exhaust fan, bathrooms toilets etc are available except the room or facility to
keep the individual belongings 5. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food wastes are segregated. A large kitchen area is available and
canteen facility is not available in the prison. 6. Health: Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed in intervals of time.
All the rooms are properly ventilated. 7. Medical Facility: Doctor is visiting the jail regularly. Specialist doctors like
ENT/Skin etc, are not available in the jail. Medicines for first aid are available in
the jail. Nursing assistant and pharmacist are not available. 8. Legal Aid: In Attingal Sub jail, legal service is provided to prisoners in a better
and systematic way.
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8. Special Sub Jail- Neyyattinkara
Team Sri. Siju Sheik, Secretary, DLSA Adv. J. Sandhya, Para Legal Volunteers Date 10.11.17 No. of inmates 104 Authorised accommodation 108 UT/RP 101
1. This Jail was established in the year 1990 and was functioning for women prisoners, who were later shifted to Thiruvananthapuram city. The jail started to function as a special jail for men from the year 2011. It has around one acre of land. The jail presently occupies 104 prisoners against the maximum capacity of 108. They are kept in 12 cells. There are no lights inside the cells. In many of the cells wall is constructed in such a way that the light from the corridor hardly reaches inside the cells. The toilets in the cells are in a dirty condition with cracked floor and damaged doors. It was seen that proper brooms were not provided to clean. The prisoners were forced to use one small one feet broom to clean the toilet area as well the block. Not having proper drainage system is a big issue found in this prison. This is posing threat to the local people even and few media reported about this. The Superintendent said that the Government had allocated around 17 lakhs for maintenance but the work got struck as the
neighbour obtained an order of injunction from the Munsiff Court. 2. Hygiene: The study team reported that insecticides are sprayed in every week used for killing spy, rat, bedbug, mosquitoes etc and every room has separate toilet and common bathroom is arranged outside every barrack. The officials said that toiletries, soap, tooth paste etc are distributed to the inmates from
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canteen. But the inmates said that pesticides are not sprayed, separate toilet and bathroom facilities are not provided, and toiletries, soap paste etc are not
distributed to them. 3. Bath Room and Toilet: Separate bathroom and toilet are not there. Toiletries, soap paste etc are not distributed Toilets in the cells are in a dirty condition with cracked floor and damaged doors. Proper brooms are not provided to clean the toilets. The prisoners were forced to use one small one feet broom to clean the toilet area as well the block. Wash basin is not seen provided. Rain water
harvesting is available in the prison. 4. Basic Amenities: All the basic facilities such as shower, tap drinking water cleanliness of the tank, facility to see Television, ceiling fan, exhaust fan, bathrooms toilets etc are available except the room or facility to keep the
individual belongings. Emergency bell and Common room facility is not there. 5. Cleanliness: Not having proper drainage system is a big issue found in the prison. This is posing threat to the local people even and few media reported about this. Garbage collection is done every day with the help of inmates and the plastic and food wastes are segregated .A large kitchen area is available and
canteen facility and visitors room also are available in the prison. 6. Health: Washing of clothes, blankets and sheets are allowed periodically. All the
rooms are properly ventilated. 7. Medical Facility: Doctors are available in the jail. The service of Specialist doctors like ENT/Skin etc are not provided. Medicines for first aid is available. Service of the nurse and pharmacist are not provided in the jail. On the day of visit in Neyyatinkara Spl Sub Jail, three persons were found reeling under severe pain; one had pain in the ear and two others due to ulcer. They complained that irrespective of repeated requests, they were not taken to the hospital. The authorities are found quite negligent in providing timely medical aid to the prisoners. A prisoner is neither allowed to keep even a small bottle of balm like Vicks nor given any timely medical assistance to get relieved of any sort of pain. Jail staff tends to be judgmental when the prisoners request them for medical attention and their request is often turned down saying that they fake sickness so as to be taken out of prison. More than anything this judgmental approach of
the staff needs to be changed. 8. Food and water: Prisoners in the Neyyattinkara Sub Jail expressed deep dissatisfaction over the food served and said that they are not cooked in clean surroundings and an inspection of kitchen in Neyyattinkara Sub Jail affirmed the same. The prisons has canteen facility and the prisoners can buy things for a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. Generally things like paste, soaps, biscuits and other snacks are sold here. But this facility is very minimal in this prison. Tooth paste is not provided but two soaps per month are given. So cleaning teeth is a
problem for many. 9. Insufficiency of Staff: The jail is working with bare minimum staff. Due to lack of staff and lack of vehicles, the authorities tend to ignore the medical needs of prisoners. Many prisoners complained that if they approach the staff with the request to take hospital for any disease the immediate question will be ‘what is your crime?’, and only if they are able to provide an acceptable answer, they are
taken to the hospitals. 10. Library: There is a library facility but it is said that only few of the prisoners are
interested in reading. Common room facility is provided in the prison. 11. Clothes- As per prison norms, only convicted prisoners receive clothes and clothes are not provided to remand prisoners. This is a serious issue for those prisoners who don’t have relatives to provide from outside and for those who stay considerable period. It was told that usually those who leave the prison
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leave their personal clothes to other prisoners and that is how this crisis is managed at present by prisoners. Both convicted and remand women prisoners complained that they are not given undergarments and this is a serious issue
confronting them. 20 sanitary napkins are being provided every month. 12. Communication with outside world: Visitors are permitted in jails on all days, for 10 mts, except Sundays). There is a separate ‘interview room’ in the prison. Prisoners of Neyyattinkara Special Sub Jail complained that the visitors especially women are harassed unnecessarily by jail staff. Prisoners are also allowed to make phone calls from Jails for a limited amount of Rs.150/-. They can make calls to three numbers and these numbers are to be made known to the
authorities in advance. The amount also needs to be paid in advance. 13. TV & News Paper: TV viewing is allowed for a few hours. Censored newspapers
are circulated in the evening hours generally. 14. Recreational facilities: Meditation, Yoga, Drama, Celebrations, spiritual upliftment counselling etc are not provided in the jail. The only outside agency which is allowed inside the prison is Christian prayer groups of the respective
areas. 15. Distribution of Wages: The inmates are having account in public sector banks.
The remuneration for the work done is paid properly. 16. Legal Aid: Legal Aid clinic of the District Legal Services Authority is functioning in the jail. They are giving effective legal assistance to the inmates. Para Legal
Volunteers are also assisting the inmates. 17. Complaint Box: Complaint boxes are kept in the jail under the aegis of the District Court to receive complaints. These boxes are taken to the Court generally on the 7th day of every month and are opened only under the supervision of the Judge. However nothing is seen written over these boxes as to why these boxes are kept there and who is handling the complaints sent through it. Prisoners usually are not provided with pieces of paper or pencil to write their grievances of harassment from the prison. These boxes are also not kept in conspicuous places. It is learnt that prisoners, whoever uses it, use this facility mainly to air their grievances related to court cases. Or the facility is used only by staff to settle personal vendetta against each other. It is necessary to keep the complaint boxes in identifiable manner at conspicuous places. The information
about the processing of complaints may also be displayed conspicuously.
Issues to be addressed
Overcrowding seriously affects the overall administration of the jails.
Struggle related to preferring Appeal in Appellate Courts.
Toilets in the cells are in a dirty condition with cracked floors and damaged doors. Proper brooms are not provided to clean the toilets. The prisoners were forced to use one small one feet broom to clean the toilet areas as well the block
Prisoners of Neyyattinkara Special Sub Jail complained that the visitors especially women are harassed unnecessarily by jail staff.
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Remand Prisoners and their plight
Majority of the 1100 remand prisoners, housed in 8 jails of the Thiruvananthapuram District, are forced to stay in the prisons as they are not able to meet the bail conditions imposed by the Courts. There are remand prisoners who are staying for more than 4 years .Often the Courts insists for two sureties to bail out the accused. As majority of the prisoners hail from very poor socio economic back ground, it is difficult for them to get the support of people like Government Servants or of those who possess land to
come to Court. A lot of the cases are compoundable offences.
Mentally ill, Young and Aged Prisoners
1. The suffering of the prisoners who are mentally ill, young and the aged are manifold compared to others. An attempt has been made to map the special
issues of people of this category.
2. Mentally ill prisoners are housed in the Forensic ward attached to the Mental Health Centre, Peroorkada. Forensic Ward is a miniature form of prison and the prisoners here gets worse form of treatment. Unlike in prison where a prisoner gets the chance to step out from the Cell at least three times to collect food and can move around for some time within their block in some places, here they are made to step out only once in the morning to take bath. Their food is served inside. They are locked inside entire day with no activity. Few days prior to the visit to the Ward, a prisoner who was admitted in the ward had committed suicide using a plastic thread attached to his mat. This made the authorities to take away mats from all the prisoners. And at the time of visit, most of them were explaining the harrowing situation of being made to sleep on the floor without even a mat or sheet in the present winter season. There are 74 prisoners (including convicts, under trails and those who are sent by court as CMP procedure) in the ward against the capacity of 40. The mentally ill prisoners
from four southern districts are generally sent here.
3. Under trial Prisoners: There are 24 male under trial prisoners in the Forensic Ward and no woman prisoner is admitted at present. Three persons were found to have spent more than 20 years as under trial prisoners. The following are
their details.
Name Date of first admission
Sri.Monichan 10-02-1989 (28 years)
Sri.Das 08-04-1994 (23 years)
Sri.Sojan 17-06-1994 (23 years)
4. All the above prisoners are identified to be patients having chronic schizophrenia and unfit to stand trial or according to the doctors can never be fit to stand trial as they are much away from a normal frame of mind. According to the doctors, insisting a chronic schizophrenic patient to be ‘fit’ to complete the trial is equivalent to the Surgeons insisting for a chronic diabetic patient to be completely ‘diabetic free’ for conducting any surgery!. Though these people can be send to some rehabilitation centers so that they can be looked after, may be in a better way, hospital cannot do so at present because of the ‘UT tag’. As in jail, this ward is also facing severe overcrowding and insufficient number of staff.
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Serious efforts should be made to relocate people once their primary requirement of treatment is over .As in the case of many prisoners, the UTs in the Forensic ward are totally neglected by their families especially because the victims of their violence once committed ,were their own near and dear ones. So the UTs here are totally dependent on the mercy of the judiciary. Hence more critical intervention of the judiciary is needed in our forensic wards of Mental
Health hospitals.
5. Young Prisoners: Many youth between the age group of 19 to 21 years were found in almost all the jails as remand prisoners. Many of them are first time offenders too. As per the Kerala Borstal School Act, 1961, the Court can detain an adolescent offender of up to 21 years in the Borstal School established for the same. However as remand prisoners cannot be send to this school, adolescent youths even if first time offenders are forced to stay in the company of serious
offenders in jails!
There are young under trials, though the Court had granted bail, couldn’t
meet the conditions imposed.
5. Aged Prisoners: In almost all prisons senior citizens were found to be living. Most of them were found to be suffering from many age related issues like loss of hearing, shivering of hands and legs and difficultly to speak. Some of them
can’t even stand on their legs without the support of fellow prisoners.
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KOLLAM
District Jail Kollam Special Sub Jail Kottarakkara
1. DISTRICT JAIL, KOLLAM
Team Secretary, DLSA, Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers and Law students of Sree Narayana Guru College of Legal Studies, Kollam. Date 05/01/2018 No. of inmates 209 Authorised accommodation 242 UT/RP 189
1. Physical Infrastructure and Basic amenities: Totally there are 13 cells in the District Jail, Kollam. The actual capacity of the jail is only 170 but there were 249 numbers of inmates during the reporting day. The District Jail is overcrowded. Most of the inmates are under trial prisoners and hence the number could be varied from time to time. Common room, Reading room, Library, Television etc are available to the inmates. Sufficient numbers of bathrooms are available there. Rain water harvesting system is working in the district jail. No emergency bell is seen installed in the Jail. There is adequate number of water taps, ceiling fans, cupboards etc available to ensure welfare of
the inmates. 2. Hygiene and Cleanliness: Safe drinking water facility is available in the District Jail, Kollam. There are adequate number of toilets, wash rooms and bathrooms in the District jail. They were neatly maintained. Cleaning of bathrooms and toilets is done every day and cleaning with anti-septic solutions is done on Sundays. Chlorination is done occasionally as and when required. Proper
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drainage facilities are there which will ensure non-accumulation of effluents harmful to the health of the inmates. The inmates have complained that they had to buy toothpaste themselves. Adequate drainage facilities, bio - waste disposal facilities are available here. Bio and non-bio wastes are collected and sorted out by the municipality for disposal and treatment. All the open spaces, cells and corridors are maintained neatly and tidy. Kitchen and visitors room are also maintained neatly. The wearing apparels and clothing of the inmates are being washed regularly. Sufficient drinking water is available at accessible corners of the jail. Adequate ventilation facilities for fresh air is available.
Natural and artificial lighting facilities are available. 3. Health and Medical facilities: There is no regular doctor posted in the District, Jail. Consultant Doctors are available on every Sundays in the Jail dispensary and there is no report regarding non-availability of medicines in the jail. Medical files are maintained manually. All the inmates are of the opinion that service of ENT, Eye and Dental Specialists are available occasionally and medical camps are conducted by them occasionally. Availability of ambulance without unnecessary delay is ensured in the jails. There are a few inmates with mental illness. All the inmates have complained about the mosquito bite and that mosquito coils are
purchased from outside by jail authorities. 4. Diet:-The majority of the inmates in the District Jail have good opinion about the food served to them. Fresh and nutritious vegetarian and non-vegetarian food as per schedule is prepared and served to the inmates. Majority of the inmates are satisfied with the quantity of food served. Majority of them also reported positively about the cleanliness of utensils used for cooking and
serving for inmates. 5. Cultural/Recreational, Entertainment Facilities:- Recreational facilities are available in the District Jail, Kollam. They are permitted to watch Television on weekly basis. It is reported that, the facilities for Meditation, Yoga, and Spiritual upliftment are established in this jail. The inmates can also celebrate various festivals like Onam, Christmas etc. They are allowed to view cinemas once in a week. Outdoor/Indoor games or sports activities are being conducted in the Jail.
Play and Drama activities have been conducted on weekly basis. 6. Wages: - The inmates are also getting due wages for their work in kitchen on time. There is no report of non-receipt of wages for their works. Most of them
having Bank Accounts in Nationalised banks. 7. Legal Aid: - In implementation of the NALSA Scheme, Jail Legal Services Clinic was established in the District Jail, Kollam. District Legal Services Authority is deputing one Panel Lawyer and one Para Legal Volunteer for four days in a week to the Legal Services Clinic. All the prisoners, who are in need of legal aid/assistance, have been provided legal aid. The inmates are getting Legal Aid when it is needed. The Panel Lawyers are communicating with the prisoners in a separate space earmarked for the purpose of Legal Service Clinics. No prisoners
were reported unrepresented by lawyers. 8. Touch with External World: - The inmates are permitted to interact with the family members and friends (That means they can see their husband/ wife, son/ daughter, father/ mother etc.).Visitors are allowed once in a week. The inmates are also allowed to communicate with the legal practitioners. Land phone facility, News papers are provided. It is reported that they are not allowed to
view National News channels. 9. Complaint box:-If they are having any complaints they can complain about that. A Complaint box is fixed in the Veranda of the Cell and the same is periodically
examined by the District and Sessions Judge.
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Issues to be attended
The District Jail is overcrowded.
Service of a regular doctor is not available
Inmates are not allowed to view news channels
…………... 1. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, KOTTARAKKARA
Team Secretary, DLSA, Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers and Law students of Sree Narayana Guru College of Legal Studies, Kollam.
Date 05/01/2018 No. of inmates 113
Authorised accommodation 50
UT/RP 110
1. Physical Infrastructure and Basic amenities: - Totally there are 9 cells in the Special Sub Jail, Kottarakkara. The actual capacity of the jail is only 80 (72 for men and 8 for women) but there are 143 number of inmates (136 male 7 female) seen during the study period. Men and Women are separately accommodated in the Sub jail. Common room, Reading room, Library, Television etc are available to the inmates. There is adequate number of Taps, Ceiling fans (all are not in working condition), Cupboards etc are available to ensure the
welfare of the inmates. Water tanks are maintained cleanly.
2. Hygiene and Cleanliness: There are adequate number of toilets, wash rooms and bathrooms in the Sub Jail, Kottarakkara and they are seen neatly maintained. Cleaning of bathrooms and toilets is done every day and cleaning by anti-sceptic solutions is also. Chlorination is done occasionally as and when required. Drainage facility is available in the Sub Jail. Open space is available and which is seen clean. All the open spaces, cells and corridors were maintained neatly and tidy. Washing of bed sheets, blankets and own clothes can be made daily. Sufficient drinking water is available at accessible corners of
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the jail. Adequate ventilation facilities for fresh air are available. Natural and
artificial lighting facilities are available.
3. Health and Medical facilities: A regular doctor is not available. Doctors are called from the nearby Taluk Hospital, Kottarakkara or the inmates are being shifted to hospitals as and when required for the purpose of treatment. Medicines are available to the needy inmates. Medical files are maintained manually. The Ambulance of the Taluk Hospital is being used and availability of Ambulance without unnecessary delay is reportedly ensured. They even get medical attention in minor ailments also. It is also reported that, the services of Gynecologist and Psychiatric Consultants are available once in a week. There are
no children accompanied with the women prisoners.
4. Diet:-Nutritious and wholesome diet is provided to all inmates. Vegetarian inmates are issued vegetarian dishes instead of Fish and Mutton. Majority of the inmates are satisfied with the quantity of food served. The inmates were not satisfied with the quality of food they received. Clean utensils were used for
cooking food for the inmates.
5. Cultural/ Recreational, Entertainment Facilities:-Recreational facilities are available in the Sub Jail, Kottarakkara. They are permitted to watch Television on weekly basis. It is reported that, the facilities for Meditation, Yoga, Spiritual upliftment are established in this jail. The inmates can also celebrate various festivals like Onam, Christmas etc. They are allowed to view cinemas in Television once in a week. Outdoor/Indoor games or sports activities are being
conducted in the Jail. There is no separate reading room in the Sub Jail.
6. Wages: - The inmates are also getting wages for their work in the kitchen. 7. Legal Aid:-In implementation of the NALSA Scheme, Jail Legal Services Clinic was established in the Sub Jail. Taluk Legal Services Committee. Kottarakkara is deputing one Panel Lawyer and one Para Legal Volunteer for four days in a week for the attending the Legal Services Clinic. All the inmates who are in need of legal aid/assistance have been provided legal aid. The Panel Lawyers are communicated with the prisoners in a separate space earmarked for the
purpose of Legal Service Clinics. No prisoner was reported unrepresented.
8. Touch with External World: - The inmates are permitted to interact with the family members and friends, Visitors are allowed once in a week. The inmates are also allowed to communicate with the legal practitioners. Land phone facility, News papers are provided. It is reported that they are not allowed to
view National News channels.
9. Complaint box:-If they are having any complaints they can complaint about that. A Complaint box is fixed in the Veranda of the Cell and the same is
periodically examined by the District and Sessions Judge.
Issues to be attended
The District Jail is overcrowded. Service of a regular doctor is not available
Inmates are not allowed to view news channels on television
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PATHANAMTHITTA
DISTRICT JAIL, PATHANAMTHITTA
The Sub Jail Pathanamthitta was upgraded to the status of District Jail in 2013. The jail is built in a property having an extent of about 82 cents. It has very limited facilities with old buildings and limited number of cells ie; 5 single cells. It lacks the basic qualities a jail expects to have. The main issue faced is overcrowding. The proportion of the staff compared with the number of inmates, points the finger towards security issues which had happened in the past or which could happen in the near future.
Team Mr. Abdul Jaleel A, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pathanamthitta, Mr. R Jayakrishnan, Secretary/ Sub Judge, District Legal Services Authority, Pathanamthitta, Mrs. Seena S.Nair, Panel Lawyer and Mr. Babu Chacko, Para Legal Volunteer
Date 08/11/2017
No. of inmates 18
Authorised accommodation 45
UT/RP 14
1. Hygiene: The Jail has open bathroom facility. Each cell has inbuilt toilet. Cell No.1 is found free of odor. The remaining 4 cells have foul smell from toilets. The floor of all cells is found neat. Toiletries as per permitted quantity, is
provided for inmates. No other note-worthy deficiencies were noted 2. Cleanliness: Presently the Municipality, Pathanamthitta is collecting garbage from the jail. Except the foul smell from 4 cells, the cells were found neat. Separate visitor’s room is not provided, but the space provided for the visitors is clean. There found no leaking taps. The kitchen and cooking area were found very neat. The jail has a chapatti making unit which is also found neat. There is
no canteen in the Jail. The open area is also kept clean. 3. Health: The jail provides safe drinking water. The source of water for the jail is a well which is situated in the compound. The inmates are permitted to wash near the open bathing area. The cells are ventilated from one side only. As there exists no building in front of the cells, the natural light and air is not obstructed. The inmates seem healthy. No one complained of any ill-health on the date of
visit. 4. Medical facility: There is no hospital or dispensary in the prison. A doctor is posted on deputation from the District General Hospital, Pathanamthitta, who visits the inmates once in a week. In case of emergency, the prison administration, upon the direction of District administration, will arrange medical facility. There were no Special Patients, HIV or TB patients at the time of visit. Women inmates are not retained here because there is no women cell. The jail depends on the District General Hospital for medical issues of the
inmates. Jail does not have its own Ambulance, Stretchers etc.
5. Unnatural death: No report of unnatural deaths. 6. Food: The food was tasted and felt home-made. The ambiance of the kitchen also was homely with a neat kitchen and a moist free store room. At the time of visit the food was ready to serve at 5 p.m. It was kept neatly covered in neat utensils. On enquiry the inmates expressed their satisfaction about the quantity and quality of food being provided. Presently food is provided 3 times a day, at
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7a.m., 12 noon and 5 p.m. During the time of inspection South Indian dishes Tapioca, rice, rasam and pickle was ready to serve. Four inmates are working in
the kitchen. 7. Legal aid: The legal awareness team visits the Jail regularly as per the directions of SLSA. At the time of visit, a panel lawyer was present there providing legal aid to an inmate. All inmates have their own advocates. The inmates expressed
satisfaction regarding legal aid provided by the District Legal Services Authority. 8. Jail population: The Jail can house only 9 prisoners but on the date of visit, it is accommodating 23 inmates, which is double the capacity of the Jail. Except 2
prisoner’s serving default sentence all other inmates are under-trials. 9. Video Conferencing, CCTV cameras & 4G jammers: Video conferencing facility is not available in the jail. There are 5 CCTV Cameras in the prison. 4 G Network
Jammers are not installed in the jail. 10. Sanctioned & vacant posts: One Assistant Prison Officer’s post is lying vacant. In 2013 the Sub Jail was upgraded to District Jail, but no posts are created and there is no change implemented in the staff pattern. There are presently 15
staffs available in the prison and the sanctioned number of post is 16. 11. Other: The environment is green and free of pollution. Recreational, Educational and rehabilitation activities are not conducted on a regular pattern as the inmates are under trials. But on the days of importance, the jail arranges
programmes for the inmates.
12. Urgent attention required: The facilities and infrastructure of the Sub Jail once implemented to the status of District Jail will put an end to the overcrowding in cells and tighten the security. It will also give solution to other problems cited in
the report.
Problems identified in the Prison
Over crowding
No Clinic or dispensary in the prison.
Does not have its own ambulance
ENT/Eye Specialist/Dental Doctors are not visiting regularly
No reading room
No separate space is available to keep their own belongings
No separate space for legal aid clinic
Telephonic conversation with the family members can be possible only if the inmates have money with them.
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KOTTAYAM
1. District Jail, Kottayam
2. Sub Jail, Meenachil, Pala
3. Sub Jail, Ponkunnam
1. District Jail Kottayam
Team Secretary, DLSA, Panel Lawyer and Para Legal Volunteers Date 1.11.2017 No. of inmates 125 Authorised accommodation 55 UT/RP 107
1 Hygiene: The study team found that the general hygiene of the District Jail is satisfactory. The prison authorities use some lotions and bleaching powder to clean the toilets and the waste dumping areas. But, the spraying of insecticides is not done in a routine manner in the prison. The quantity of bleaching powder supplied is not sufficient to meet the actual requirement. The toilets and bathrooms in the prison were found neat and clean. The bathrooms are being maintained well. The sewerage lines from the toilets at the District Jail Kottayam were found in very bad condition. The septic tank was leaking and overflowing as it has reached its maximum capacity. The authorities are constructing a new septic tank, but it is doubtful whether the said tank is sufficient enough to meet the needs of District Jail, Kottayam. The drains were found clear in the prison. But, the foul smell from the septic tank is causing serious health hazards to the inmates of District Jail Kottayam. In addition, the drainage in the outer side of the kitchen also has foul smell due to the unscientific disposal of food waste through that drainage. Works to cure those defects are going on. The said issue
is likely to be solved once the maintenance works are over.
2 Bath room & Toilet: Sufficient number of toiletries are being provided to all the inmates. Generally, the prisoners have no complaints about the availability of
toiletries. But, absence of a canteen causes some inconvenience to the inmates.
3 Cleanliness: The authorities have provided baskets for collection of food waste. However, the garbage disposal system appeared as working efficiently. All the garbage, except the food waste, are seen deposited in the open space behind the prison and this is being periodically burnt. This is not a scientific way to dispose the garbage and there should be some permanent solution to scientifically dispose the garbage. At present there is no system for segregation of the garbage, except for food waste. The barracks at the prison are generally neat and clean. The taps were not found leaking. The kitchen area in the prison area is moderately clean. But the slabs in the cooking area are broken and immediate steps are needed to replace them, or else, it may affect the cleanliness. It is also necessary to improve the conditions and facilities in all the prison kitchens. Scientifically designed cooking counters using easy to clean materials will improve the cleanliness of the kitchens to a great extent. The corridors in the prison were found neat and tidy. The open area in front of the District Jail is neat and clean. But the open area behind the Prison is used to
dump waste. Waste water from the septic tank is seeping to that area.
4 Health: The prison has sufficient facility to wash the clothes and the detergents are being provided by the prison authorities. The sheets are being washed by the prisoners themselves periodically. But the blankets provided to the inmates of District Jail are not being washed periodically. Safe drinking water is provided to
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inmates in all prisons. There is also provision to store drinking water in the cells. Area of one cell is 17 ft x 14 ft, which is sufficiently large to accommodate the prisoners. There are sufficient ventilators and light in all the prison cells. But, there is no artificial light in the toilets and natural light in the toilet is not
sufficient. So, it is necessary to provide artificial light in the toilets in the cells.
5 Medical aid: A doctor from District Hospital attends the inmates on all Fridays. The inmates are satisfied with the weekly visit. But, no medicines – even first aid medicines - are available at the Jail. However, the medicines prescribed by the doctor in his weekly is purchased from the District hospital and distributed as per the prescription. There is no dispensary or Paramedical staff and nursing staffs in the prison. The medical records are not being recorded in the computer in any of the prisons. However, prisoners health care report was maintained at the time of admission. The specialist doctors do not visit the jails. The prevailing practice is to consult the specialist doctors as per requirement. But, it will be proper if specialist doctors, especially a Psychiatrist or Clinical psychologist and dermatologist visit the prison periodically. The women inmates are housed in this prison, but the gynecologists are not visiting the prison regularly. Only a wheel chair is available. No special patients or physically handicapped inmates were
found in the prison.
6 Unnatural Death: No case of unnatural death was reported in the prison during the period under reference. So far, the authorities have not identified any inmate who is prone to suicide. No protocol is in force in the prison to prevent suicide deaths presumably because no case of suicide or suicide attempts were reported in the prison. Still, the prison authorities are very much cautious about such a
possibility and they are keeping constant watch on the prisoners. 7 Food: Good quality nutritious food is being served to the inmates as per the chart and the directions issued by the higher authorities in this regard. The quality of cooked food and raw materials are good. Sufficient quantity of food is supplied to the inmates. The inmates are generally satisfied about the quality and quantity of food. The only complaint of some inmates was about the taste of food and the hygiene of the cooks, which was found as baseless. The food being served is fresh and hot. Each day, sufficient variety of foods, including non-vegetarian food, are being served to the inmates, as per the chart prepared. There will also be special meals on special occasions like Onam, Christmas, etc. It is seen that the menu being served to the inmates meet the dietary requirements. Neat and clean steel utensils are being used to serve the food. No separate menu or special food is
being served to woman prisoners.
8 Infrastructure Facilities:There is a common room which is being used for conducting training, awareness programs, etc. There is also a small library. The space provided for library is insufficient. One toilet each has been constructed for each cell in the prison. The number of bathrooms in the prison are not proportionate to the number of inmates. It is required to construct more bathrooms in the prison. The toilets have no showers. The taps provided in the toilets are in working condition. But, there is scarcity of water in the toilets in the women's cell. One washbasin each is provided in the compound of each Jail. More washbasins are required in the open area. The cleanliness of the overhead tanks in the prison is satisfactory. Rainwater harvesting facility is not available in any of the prisons in this District. It is recommended to install rain water facility as there is shortage of water. Seepage from rooms was not noticed. But, renovations are required to the bathroom doors of the cells and the kitchen area. The other renovations are being done periodically. A new septic tank is under
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construction in the compound. A small shelf is provided to place the belongings of prisoners. But, that space is not sufficient enough for that purpose. The general sanitation system at all the jails is not satisfactory. Considering the strength of the inmates, it is necessary to improve the sanitation systems. Ceiling fans are provided in the cells. However, exhaust fans are not seen in the cells. Emergency bells are provided and working. Two common wall clocks are also
seen mounted.
9 Environment: The prisoners are making use of the limited available open space for cultivating vegetables and plants. However, by a more dedicated effort, the
authorities can produce more vegetables.
10 Vocational Training: The prison authorities are providing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) training to the inmates who are ready and willing to undergo the training. Basic courses on food production and office automation course in computer were conducted last year for the inmates. Apart from that no vocational training is being given to the inmates. Though a sewing machine is provided in the women's cell of District Jail Kottayam, no training is being given to the inmates of the
prison in tailoring.
11 Cultural & Recreational activities: Classes and prayer sessions are being conducted with the permission of the prison authorities by some spiritual groups for the upliftment of the inmates. But, no regular system of giving counseling is in force. There is no provision for drug de-addiction, but the medicines prescribed by the doctor for this purpose are being given to the inmates. Apart from the provision for indoor games like chess and caroms, snake and ladder, etc, there is no facility for outdoor games or other physical activities. No other activities were noticed to improve the mental health of the inmates the prison. No facilities are provided for conducting regular training of yoga and meditation. Festivals like Onam, Christmas, Ramzan, etc are being celebrated in the prison. However, dramas and plays, which would help for relaxation, are not being
arranged even during those celebrations.
12 Timely Payment of dues of inmates: The wages are being deposited in the accounts of the prisoners who have bank accounts, subject to the availability of funds. All inmates do not have accounts in nationalized banks. Those who do not
have accounts are being paid directly.
13 Legal Aid: In the District Jail, a portion of the common hall is being used as legal aid clinic. Due to scarcity of space, no separate legal aid room is provided in the prison. It is suggested that there should be separate room for legal aid clinics in the prison. Legal service lawyers are visiting the prison on four working days every week. They are giving legal advice, awareness, counseling and legal aid to the prisoners. The present system is effective and is being utilized by all the inmates in the Jail. The legal aid counsels who visit the prison are attending the bail petitions without delay. The records are being supplied to the prisoners from the courts concerned. The inmates are satisfied with the quality of the legal aid provided to them. However, it has been noticed that regular communications are not happening between the inmates and their counsels, though their legal needs are being taken care of by the lawyers. We have noticed that still there are prisoners who are unable to execute bonds. But, most of them are involved in non bailable offences. The cases which come under section 436 Cr.PC are being monitored by the Under Trial Prisoners Review Committee and necessary directions are being given to release them on self bond in suitable cases. Since there are no long term convicts in any of the prisons in this District, volunteers are not selected from among be prisoners. However, paralegal volunteers who KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
are deputed for jail visit are effectively working to redress the grievance of
inmates.
14 Communication with outside world: The registers of the jail show that the inmates are allowed to communicate with their family members on the application of the family members or friends who intend to visit them in the prison. The average time given for such visit is 15 to 30 minutes. They are also permitted to communicate with their Lawyers. Prisoners are getting weekly opportunity to contact their family members over telephone. However, the prisoners who don't have personal cash and property payment have to file an application for free call before the jail authorities for permission. Periodicals and newspapers are available in the Jail and the prisoners have access to those materials. A TV is provided in the prison through which the prisoners can watch movies once in a week. But, it is suggested that they should be permitted to
watch news daily and movies at least 3 days a week.
15 Complaints: Complaint box is available in the prison. The prisoners are making use of this opportunity to file complaints. The box will be opened only in the presence of the District Judge once in a month and the complaints received are
being properly dealt with by the District Judge.
16 Jail Population: Though the sanctioned strength of the Prison is to accommodate 40 prisoners, at present the prison is accommodating 68
prisoners. This causes inconveniences to the prisoners as well as the staff.
17 Parole: No application for parole is pending in the prison because only short-term convicts who are convicted for less than three months are being housed in the
prison. 18 Library: There is a small library at the District Jail Kottayam. There are sufficient number of books in that library. 1205 books on different subjects are available in the library, out of which 110 books are in English and the 63 books are on religious subjects. The inmates have access to the library and are free to take as many books as they wish. But only a few inmates are making use of this facility.
The space provided for library is not adequate.
19 Literacy & Education: Yoga programs were conducted in the Jail about one year back. The District literacy mission is working in the Jail. They are imparting Malayalam lessons to those inmates who don't know Malayalam. However, no training is being provided in Hindi. The literacy coordinators and teachers from
the District literacy mission are visiting the Jail to impart the lessons.
20 Bedding, Blankets, Cloths etc: On verification of the stock register, it is found that sufficient number of blankets and bedsheets are not available in the Jail. The available materials are in moderately good condition. However, it is suggested that the mats and blankets should be replaced every year. All clothes are clean
and are washed regularly.
21 Video conferencing facility: Videoconferencing facilities are installed in the Jail. But, the video conferencing facility is not functioning due to technical reasons. So, the prisoners are not being produced in the Courts through Video Conference. It is suggested that urgent steps should be taken either to repair the existing video
conferencing facilities or to replace it with latest technology.
22 Constitution of Visitors’ Board: The visitors board is not constituted in this
prison. The officers have no knowledge about such a direction.
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23 CCTV Cameras: CCTV cameras are installed in the prison and the same are in
good working condition.
24 4G network jammers: 4G network jammers are not installed in the prison. It is
recommended to install the network jammers at the earliest.
25 Sanctioned, posted & vacant posts: The sanctioned posts in this prison are: Superintend- 1; Asst. Supt. Grade I - 1; Asst. Supt. Grade II - 1; Deputy prison officer - 5; Assistant prison officers - 12; Assistant superintendent grade I (female) - 1; Assistant superintendent grade II (female) - 1; Assistant prison officer (female) - 3; and Assistant prison officer cum driver – 1.Except the post of one assistant superintendent grade II and one assistant prison officer, all other posts are filled up. We are told that the vacancies have been reported to
the higher authorities.
26 Segregation of under trial prisoners from convicted prisoners: The convicted
prisoners are segregated from the other petitioners and are kept in separate cell. Other important information
The prison suffers from acute shortage of space. The present space is not sufficient to provide necessary infrastructure for housing the prisoners, the office staff, and other facilities like visitors room, legal aid clinic, recreation room, dispensary, etc. Since the District Jail is situated in the heart of the town, there is no chance of getting more area in the present location for developing the infrastructure. The open area is insufficient to construct buildings as per present day standards. The office and staff rooms are also congested. It is better to find out another suitable large extent and shift the
prison to that location.
When compared to the strength of the inmates, the number of prison officers in the prison are less. Due to lack of sufficient officials, they have to work in 24 – hour shifts. So, increase in the staff strength of the prison is
recommended.
The positives …………..
The prison is generally neat and tidy. The prisons cells are neat and have sufficient ventilation and lighting. The front open area and bathrooms are also
neat and clean.
The authorities are making use of the open area to cultivate vegetables though
on a small scale.
The kitchen is also neat and the food served is fresh and hot. The food is
sufficient to meet the dietary requirement of the prisoners.
The blankets and sheets provided to the prisoners are also neat and clean and
those are being washed regularly.
There is a library which contains sufficient books, though the space allotted is
not sufficient enough.
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The prison authorities gave vocational training to the inmates last year which
benefited several prisoners.
The Legal Aid system is functioning efficiently with the support of prison authorities. The Hon’ble District Judge and DLSA interfere effectively in matters
which require attention and take remedial measures.
Measures are taken for the spiritual upliftment of the inmates.
Prisoners are given sufficient opportunity to communicate with their relatives
and counsels.
There is provision for indoor games and SSA training is being given to inmates.
One Doctor is visiting the prison once in a week to attend the medical issues. The prison authorities had arranged two short term vocational courses on cookery and office automation last year which benefited several prisoners. Conduct of such vocational courses on regular basis will help many inmates.
Vocation training can be arranged on other subjects as well.
Matters that require immediate action
There was severe foul smell due to the leakage of a septic tank at the time of visit. Due to the intervention of Hon’ble District Judge, the construction of a new septic tank is under way and it may solve the issues of foul smell.
Clearing of the sewerage lines must also be done on war footing as the clogged sewerage lines may affect the health of inmates.
Waste water is seeping to the open space behind the prison which is likely to cause health issues to the inmates.
There is no scientific method or provision for segregation and disposal of waste and garbage. The present system of waste segregation and disposal is not effective. The prison is relying on the municipality to dispose the waste. But, that system is not effective. There should be permanent mechanism for disposal of waste.
The prison does not have sufficient infrastructure like a pharmacy, recreation room, separate room for legal aid clinic, and visitors room. It is necessary to construct new buildings to provide the said facilities.
There is no provision for outdoor games. In the limited open space, it is difficult to make provisions for outdoor games and other recreations.
There is no provision for regular conduct of Yoga, Meditation, etc. Such activities are necessary for the mental and physical health of the inmates.
The necessary first aid medicines are not available in the prison. Urgent steps are required to purchase first aid medicines.
Except a wheel chair, other supportive devices like stretchers are not available.
The service of a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a dermatologist on regular basis is necessary in this prison.
The video conference facility is not functioning and therefore, the prisoners are not being produced before the courts through video conference. It is necessary to repair the video conference facility or to replace the same with advanced technology.
There is water shortage in the women’s cell of the prison. Provision for rainwater harvesting is necessary as there is shortage of water.
The prison building is an old one and it is necessary to construct new buildings to meet the present day standards.
There is no feeding room in the women’s prison. Likewise, it is necessary to supply sanitary pads to the women inmates and to make provision for disposal of used pads.
The present space is not sufficient to provide necessary infrastructure for housing the prisoners, the office staff, and other facilities like visitors room, legal aid clinic, recreation room, dispensary, etc.
Installation of 4G network jammers is necessary.
The visitors board is not constituted in this prison. It is necessary to constitute the same.
The space provided for library is not adequate. It is necessary to provide a more spacious area for the library.
The prisoners should be permitted to watch news daily and movies at least 3
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days per week.
No regular system of giving counseling is in force. There is no provision or scheme for drug de-addiction.
The spraying of insecticides is not done in a routine manner in the prison. The quantity of bleaching powder supplied is not sufficient to meet the actual requirement.
There is no canteen facility for purchase of toiletries in the prison
Compliance of Directions of Central & State Government
It appears from the records that the directions issued from time to time are being followed strictly. The copies of documents mentioned like Jail manual are not available at the Jail. The prison officers have only limited knowledge about those documents. However, no seriously illegality or irregularity has
been noticed in handling the prisoners and administration of the prison.
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The Hon’ble District Judge visits the Jail every month and gives necessary directions and takes necessary steps to redress the grievance of the inmates. The District Collector also visits the District Jail. Last visits were on 16.6.2017
and on 19.10.2017.
2. SUB JAIL, MEENACHIL
Team Secretary, DLSA, Advocate Jiji Thomas and Para legal volunteers M.R. Raju and James Matthew Date 1.11.2017 No. of inmates 33 Authorised accommodation 20 UT/RP 29
1. This is the one of the two Sub Jails in Kottayam District. 2. Hygiene: The general hygiene of the Jail is satisfactory. The prison authorities use some lotions and bleaching powder to clean the toilets and the waste dumping areas. But, the spraying of insecticides are not done in a routine manner in the prison. The toilets and bathrooms in the prison were found neat and clean. The bathrooms are being maintained well. The sewerage lines were found in good condition. The drains were found clear in the prison. Sufficient number of toiletries is being provided to all the inmates. Generally, the prisoners have no complaints about the availability of toiletries. There is
also facility to purchase toiletries from the canteen. 3. Cleanliness: The authorities have provided tanks for collection of food wastes. Garbage is segregated and used as manure. But, the disposal of non perishable garbage is not scientific. The barracks are generally neat and clean. No taps were found leaking. The kitchen area is moderately clean. It is also necessary to improve the conditions and facilities in the prison kitchen. Scientifically designed cooking counters using easy to clean materials will improve the cleanliness of the kitchens to a great extent. The corridors in the prison were
found neat and tidy. The small open area in front of the Jail is neat and clean. 4. Health: The prison has facility to wash the clothes and detergents are being provided by the prison authorities. The sheets and blankets are being washed periodically. Safe drinking water is provided to inmates in the prison from the open well in the compound. There is also a provision to store drinking water in the cells. Area of one cell is 4.25 meter x 3 meter, which is not sufficient to accommodate the prisoners. There are sufficient ventilators and light in all the prison cells. But, there is no artificial light in the toilets and natural light in the
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toilet is not sufficient. So, it is necessary to provide artificial light in the toilets in
the cells. 5. Medical Facility: The RMO of Taluk Headquarters Hospital, Kanjirappally attends the inmates on all Fridays. The inmates are satisfied with the weekly visit. First aid medicines are available at the Jail. There is no dispensary or Paramedical staff and nursing staffs in the prison. The medical records are not being recorded in the computer in the prison. The specialist doctors do not visit the jails. The prevailing practice is to consult the specialist doctors as per requirement. But, it will be proper if a specialist doctors, especially a Psychiatrist or Clinical psychologist and dermatologist visit the prison periodically. There are no women inmates in this prison. Ambulance and stretchers are not there in the prison. No special patients or physically handicapped inmates were found in the prison. Two inmates with mental illness
are admitted in the hospital. 6. Unnatural Death: No case of unnatural death was reported in the prison during the period under reference. So far, the authorities have not identified any inmate who is prone to suicide. No protocol is in force in the prison to prevent suicide deaths presumably because no case of suicide or suicide attempts were reported in the prison. Still, the prison authorities are very much cautious about
such a possibility and they are keeping constant watch on the prisoners. 7. Compliance of Directions of Central & State Government: It appears from the records that the directions issued from time to time are being followed strictly. The copies of documents mentioned in the Jail manual are available at the Jail.
The prison staff are aware about the rules and regulations. 8. Food: Good quality nutritious food is being served to the inmates as per the chart and the directions issued by the higher authorities in this regard. The quality of cooked food and raw materials are good. Sufficient quantity of food is supplied to the inmates. The inmates are generally satisfied about the quality and quantity of food. The food being served is fresh and hot. Each day, sufficient variety of foods, including non vegetarian food, are being served to the inmates, as per the chart prepared. There will also be special meals on special occasions like Onam, Christmas, etc. It is seen that the menu being served to the inmates meet the dietary requirements. Neat and clean steel
utensils are being used to serve the food.
9. Infrastructure Facilities: There is no common room, reading room or
recreation room in this prison. There is a library which has about 3000 books.
One toilet each has been constructed for each cell in the prison. The number of bathrooms in the prison are not proportionate to the number of inmates. It is required to construct more bathrooms in the prison. The toilets have no showers. The taps provided in the toilets are in working condition. One washbasin each is provided in the compound. More washbasins are required
in the open area.
The cleanliness of the overhead tank is not satisfactory. Rainwater harvesting facility is not available in any of the prison in this District. It is
recommended to install rain water facility as there is shortage of water.
Seepage from rooms are not noticed in the rooms in the prison. The
proposal for renovations is pending.
No facility is provided to keep the belongings of prisoners. The belongings
are kept in office cupboards.
The general sanitation system at the jail is satisfactory. Considering the
strength of the inmates, it is necessary to improve the sanitation systems.
Ceiling fans and exhaust fans are provided in the cells of the prison. Emergency bell is not provided in the Jail. No common wall clock is seen
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mounted. A TV set is provided and is working. 10. Environment: The prison is making use of the limited available open space for
cultivating vegetables and plants. 11. Vocational Training: The prison authorities are not providing any type of
vocational training to the inmates. 12. Cultural & Recreational activities: Classes and prayer sessions are being conducted with the permission of the prison authorities by some spiritual groups for the upliftment of the inmates. Counseling sessions are done by the voluntary groups, though not on regular basis. There is no provision for drug de-addiction, but the medicines prescribed by the doctor for this purpose are being given to the inmates. There is facility for indoor games like chess and caroms. But, there is no provision for outdoor games or other physical activities. No other activities were noticed to improve the mental health of the inmates in any prisons. Facilities are provided for conducting yoga and meditation classes. Festivals like Onam, Christmas, Ramzan, etc are being celebrated in the prison. Dramas and plays are being arranged during those celebrations. Inmates are shown movies on all Sundays and holidays. It is
recommended to increase the frequency. 13. Timely Payment of dues of inmates: The wages are being deposited in the accounts of the prisoners who have bank accounts, subject to the availability of funds. All inmates do not have accounts in nationalized banks. Those who do
not have accounts are being paid directly. 14. Legal Aid: Due to scarcity of space, no separate legal aid room is provided in the prison. It is suggested that there should be separate room for legal aid clinic in the prison. Legal services lawyers are visiting the prison on four working days every week. They are giving legal advice, awareness, counseling and legal aid to the prisoners. The present system is effective and is being utilized by all the inmates in the Jail. The legal aid counsels who visited the prison are attending the bail petitions without delay. The records are being supplied to the prisoners from the courts concerned. The inmates are satisfied with the quality of the legal aid provided to them. However, it has been noticed that regular communications are not happening between the inmates and their counsels, though their legal needs are being taken care of by the lawyers. We have noticed that still there are prisoners who are unable to execute bonds. But, most of them are involved in non bailable offences. The cases which come under section 436 Cr.PC are being monitored by the under trial prisoners review committee and necessary directions are being given to release them on self bond in suitable cases. Since there are no long term convicts in any of the prison in this District, Paralegal volunteers are not selected from among be prisoners. However, Para Legal Volunteers who are deputed for jail visit are
effectively working to redress the grievance of inmates. 15. Communication with Outside world: The registers of the jail show that the inmates are allowed to communicate with their family members on the application of the family members or friends who intend to visit them in the prison. The average time given for such visit is 15 to 30 minutes. The are also permitted to communicate with their Lawyers. Prisoners are getting weekly
opportunity to contact their family members over telephone. 16. TV/Radio: TV is provided in the prison and the same is working. It is suggested that the inmates should be permitted to watch news daily and movies at least 3
days per week. 17. Complaints: Complaint box is available in the prison. The prisoners are making use of this opportunity to file complaints. The box will be opened only in the
presence of the District Judge.
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18. Jail Population: Though the sanctioned strength of the Prison is to accommodate 20 prisoners, the prison is at present accommodating 31 prisoners of which 29 are under trial prisoners and 2 are convicts. This causes
inconveniences to the prisoners as well as the staff. 19. Parole: No application for parole is pending in the prison because only short- term convicts who are convicted for less than three months are being housed in
the prison. 20. Library: There is a library at the Jail which has about 3000 books. The space
provided for library is not adequate. 21. Literacy & Education: The District literacy mission is working in the Jail. They
teach Malayalam to the inmates. 22. Bedding, Blankets, Cloths etc: On verification of the stock register, it is found that sufficient number of blankets and bed sheets are available in the Jail. The materials are in moderately good condition. All clothes are clean and washed
regularly. 23. Video conferencing facility: Videoconferencing facilities are installed in the Jail. But, the video conferencing facility is not functioning due to technical reasons. So, the prisoners are not being produced in the Courts through Video Conference. It is suggested that urgent steps should be taken either to repair
the existing video conferencing facilities or to replace it with latest technology. 24. Constitution of Visitors’ Board: The visitors board is constituted in this prison.
But, the same is not functioning. 25. Study by District & Sessions Judges/ District Collector: The Hon’ble District Judge visits the Jail every month and gives necessary directions and takes necessary steps to redress the grievance of the inmates in all the prisons. Periodical visits by the Executive and Higher officials would be helpful to
improve the facilities. 26. CCTV Cameras: 4 CCTV cameras are installed in the prison and the same are in
working condition. 27. 4G network jammers: 4G network jammers are not installed in the prison. It
is recommended to install the network jammers at the earliest. 28. Sanctioned, posted & vacant posts: The sanctioned posts in this prison are: Superintend- 1; Deputy Prison officer - 3; Assistant prison officers – 9. All
posts are filled up. 29. Segregation of under trial prisoners from convicted prisoners: The convicted prisoners are segregated from the other petitioners and are kept in separate
cell.
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30. The positives…….
The prison is generally neat and tidy. The prisons cells are neat and have sufficient ventilation and lighting. The front open area and toilets are also
neat and clean.
The perishable garbage is being processed and used as manure.
The kitchen is also neat and the food served is fresh and hot. The food is sufficient to meet the dietary requirement of the prisoners. Safe drinking
water is also provided.
The blankets and sheets provided to the prisoners are also neat and clean. Blankets are being washed regularly. There is enough facility to wash
cloths.
Sufficient toiletries are being supplied. There is also a canteen facility from where the prisoners can purchase toiletries. This is the only prison in this
district which has a canteen facility.
There is a library which contains about 3000 books, though the space
allotted is not sufficient enough.
The necessary first aid medicines are available in the prison. A doctor is
visiting the prison once in a week to attend the medical issues.
The prison authorities are showing interest in mental and spiritual upliftment and improving the mental health of the prisoners. There are provisions for yoga, meditation, etc. There is also provision for indoor
games.
The Legal Aid System is working efficiently with the cooperation of prison
authorities.
The prisoners are given ample opportunity to contact their family and
lawyers.
Matters require immediate attention There is no scientific method or provision for disposal of non perishable garbage.
The cleanliness of the overhead tank is not satisfactory and it requires cleaning. Rainwater harvesting facility is not available in the prison. Rainwater facility is a must as there is acute shortage of water during summer season. The prison does not have sufficient infrastructure like a common room, pharmacy, separate room for legal aid clinic, and visitors room. It is necessary to make additional constructions for the said purpose. Ambulance, stretchers and wheel chairs are not there in the prison. Those facilities are required in the prison. The prison does not even have a vehicle to take the prisoners to the hospital in case of emergency. There is no provision for regular counseling of the prisoners. The service of a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and dermatologist on regular basis is necessary. There must be a scheme for drug de addiction in the prison. Necessary provision for outdoor games and other physical activities is also necessary as it will help to improve the mental health of the prisoners. The video conference facility is not functioning and therefore, the prisoners are not being produced before the courts through video conference. It is necessary to repair the video conference facility or to replace the same with advanced technology. The prison building is an old one and it is necessary to construct new building to meet the present day standards. The prison cells are not spacious enough. There is no sufficient open area. The office room, rest room of staff, etc are now functioning in congested rooms. It is necessary to construct new buildings for the same. The prison is overcrowded. More prisoners than the sanctioned strength are being accommodated now.
It is also necessary to install mobile Network jammers in the prison.
The prison suffers from acute shortage of space. The present space is not sufficient to provide necessary infrastructure for KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
housing the prisoners, the office staff, and other facilities like visitors room, legal aid clinic, recreation room, dispensary, etc. The open area is insufficient to construct buildings as per present day standards. The office and staff rooms are also congested. It is better to find out another suitable large extent and shift the prison to that location.
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3. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, PONKUNNAM
Team Secretary DLSA, Adv. M.A. Shaji, Smt.Soja Baby and K.M.Manoj,Para legal volunteers Date 1.11.2017 No. of inmates 58 Authorised accommodation 48 UT/RP 51
1. Hygiene: The study team found that the general hygiene of the Jail was satisfactory. The prison authorities use some lotions and bleaching powder to clean the toilets and the waste dumping areas. But, the spraying of insecticides
is not done in a routine manner in the prison. 2. The toilets and bathrooms in the prison were found neat and clean. The bathrooms are being maintained well. The sewerage lines were found in good condition. The drains were found clear in the prison. Sufficient number of toiletries is being provided to all the inmates. Generally, the prisoners have no complaints about the availability of toiletries. But, absence of a canteen causes
some inconvenience to the inmates. 3. Cleanliness: The authorities have provided baskets for collection of food wastes. The food wastes are thereafter put in the bio gas plant. No methods are employed to scientifically dispose the garbage, except food waste. The barracks are generally neat and clean. Some taps were found leaking. The kitchen area is moderately clean. The kitchen sink was found leaking. It is also necessary to improve the conditions and facilities in the prison kitchen. Scientifically designed cooking counters using easy to clean materials will improve the cleanliness of the kitchens to a great extent. The corridors in the prison were found neat and tidy. The small open area in front of the Jail is neat
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4. Health: The prison has only limited facility to wash the clothes and the detergents are being provided by the prison authorities. The sheets and blankets are being washed periodically. Safe drinking water is provided to inmates in all prisons. There is also provision to store drinking water in the cells. Area of one cell is 275.13 sq. feet, which is not sufficient accommodate the prisoners. There are sufficient ventilators and light in all the prison cells. But, there is no artificial light in the toilets and natural light in the toilet is not
sufficient. So, it is necessary to provide artificial light in the toilets in the cells. 5. Medical Facility: A doctor from General Hospital, Kanjirappally attends the inmates on all Fridays. The inmates are satisfied with the weekly visit. First aid medicines are available at the Jail. There is no dispensary or Paramedical staff and nursing staffs in the prison. The medical records are not being recorded in the computer in the prison. The specialist doctors do not visit the jails. The prevailing practice is to consult the specialist doctors as per requirement. But, it will be proper if specialist doctors, especially a Psychiatrist or Clinical psychologist and dermatologist visit the prison periodically. There were no women inmates in this prison. Ambulance and stretchers are not there in the prison. No special patients or physically handicapped inmates were found in the
prison. 6. Unnatural Death: No case of unnatural death was reported in the prison during the period under reference. So far, the authorities have not identified any inmate who is prone to suicide. No protocol is in force in the prison to prevent suicide deaths presumably because no case of suicide or suicide attempts were reported in the prison. Still, the prison authorities are very much cautious about
such a possibility and they are keeping constant watch on the prisoners. 7. Food: Good quality nutritious food is being served to the inmates as per the chart and the directions issued by the higher authorities in this regard. The quality of cooked food and raw materials are good. Sufficient quantity of food is supplied to the inmates. The inmates are generally satisfied about the quality and quantity of food. The food being served is fresh and hot. Each day, sufficient variety of foods, including non vegetarian food, are being served to the inmates, as per the chart prepared. There will also be special meals on special occasions like Onam, Christmas, etc. It is seen that the menu being served to the inmates meet the dietary requirements. Neat and clean steel utensils are being used to
serve the food. 8. Infrastructure Facilities: There is no common room in this prison. There is a library, but books are not arranged properly. One toilet each has been constructed for each cell in the prison. The number of bathrooms in the prison is not proportionate to the number of inmates. It is required to construct more bathrooms in the prison. The toilets have no showers. The taps provided in the toilets are in working condition. One washbasin each is provided in the compound. More washbasins are required in the open area. The cleanliness of the overhead tank is not satisfactory. Rainwater harvesting facility is not available in any of the prisons in this District. It is recommended to install rain water harvesting facility as there is shortage of water. Seepage from rooms is not noticed in the rooms in the prison. But, there is seepage of water in the veranda. The renovations are being done periodically. No facility is provided to place the belongings of prisoners. The belongings are kept in office cupboards. The general sanitation system at the jail is not satisfactory. Considering the strength of the inmates, it is necessary to improve the sanitation systems. Ceiling fans are provided in the cells of the prison. However, exhaust fans are not seen in the cells. Emergency bell is provided and working in the Jail. No
common wall clock is seen mounted.
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9. Environment: The prison is making use of the limited available open space for
cultivating a few vegetables and plants. 10. Vocational Training: The prison authorities are not providing any type of
vocational training to the inmates. 11. Cultural & Recreational activities: Classes and prayer sessions are being conducted with the permission of the prison authorities by some spiritual groups for the upliftment of the inmates. But, no regular system of giving counseling is in force. There is no provision for drug de-addiction, but the medicines prescribed by the doctor for this purpose are being given to the inmates. There is no facility for indoor or outdoor games or other physical activities. No other activities were noticed to improve the mental health of the inmates in the prison. No facilities are provided for conducting regular training of yoga and meditation. Festivals like Onam, Christmas, Ramzan, etc are being celebrated in the prison. However, dramas and plays, which would help for
relaxation, are not being arranged even during those celebrations. 12. Timely Payment of dues of inmates: The wages are being deposited in the accounts of the prisoners who have bank accounts, subject to the availability of funds. All inmates do not have accounts in nationalized banks. Those who do
not have accounts are being paid directly. 13. Legal Aid: Due to scarcity of space, no separate legal aid room is provided in the prison. It is suggested that there should be separate room for legal aid clinic in the prison. Legal services lawyers are visiting the prison on four working days every week. They are giving legal advice, awareness, counseling and legal aid to the prisoners. The present system is effective and is being utilized by all the inmates in the Jail. The legal aid counsel who visit the prison are attending the bail petitions without delay. The records are being supplied to the prisoners from the courts concerned. The inmates are satisfied with the quality of the legal aid provided to them. However, it has been noticed that regular communications are not happening between the inmates and their counsels, though their legal needs are being taken care of by the lawyers. We have noticed that still there are prisoners who are unable to execute bonds. But, most of them are involved in non bailable offences. The cases which come under section 436 Cr.PC are being monitored by the Under Trial Prisoners Review Committee and necessary directions are being given to release them on self bond in suitable cases. Since there are no long term convicts in any of the prisons in this District, Paralegal volunteers are not selected from among the prisoners. However, Para Legal Volunteers, who are deputed for jail visit are
effectively working to redress the grievance of inmates. 14. Communication with outside world: The registers of the jail show that the inmates are allowed to communicate with their family members on the application of the family members or friends who intend to visit them in the prison. The average time given for such visit is 15 to 30 minutes. They are also permitted to communicate with their Lawyers. Prisoners are getting weekly opportunity to contact their family members over telephone. However, the prisoners who don't have personal cash and property have to file an application for free call before the jail authorities for permission. No periodicals and newspapers are available in the prison. A TV is provided in the prison but the same is not working. It is suggested that a working TV should be provided and the inmates should be permitted to watch news daily and movies at least 3 days
per week. 15. Complaints: Complaint box is available in the prison. The prisoners are making use of this opportunity to file complaints. The box will be opened only in the
presence of the District Judge.
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16. Jail Population: Though the sanctioned strength of the Prison is to accommodate 40 prisoners, the prison is at present accommodating 68
prisoners. This causes inconveniences to the prisoners as well as the staff. 17. Parole: No application for parole is pending in the prison because only short- term convicts who are convicted for less than three months are being housed in
the prison. 18. Library: There is a small library at the Jail. There are books in that library. But, the books are not properly arranged. The space provided for library is not
adequate. 19. Literacy & Education: The District literacy mission is not working in the Jail.
There is no provision to impart education to the inmates. 20. Bedding, Blankets, Cloths etc: On verification of the stock register, it is found that sufficient number of blankets and bed sheets are not available in the Jail. The available materials are in moderately good conditions. All clothes are clean
and washed regularly. 21. Video conferencing facility: Videoconferencing facilities are installed in the Jail. But, The video conferencing facility is not functioning due to technical reasons. So, the prisoners are not being produced in the Courts through Video Conference. It is suggested that urgent steps should be taken either to repair the
existing video conferencing facilities or to replace it with latest technology. 22. Constitution of Visitors’ Board: The visitors board is not constituted in this
prison. The officers have no knowledge about such a direction. 23. CCTV Cameras: CCTV cameras are installed in the prison, but the same are not
in working condition. 24. 4G network jammers: 4G network jammers are not installed in the prison. It is
recommended to install the network jammers at the earliest. 25. Sanctioned, posted & vacant posts: The sanctioned posts in this prison are: Deputy Superintend- 1; Deputy Prison officer - 3; Assistant prison officers – 9.
All posts are filled up. 26. Segregation of under trial prisoners from convicted prisoners: The convicted prisoners are segregated from the other petitioners and are kept in separate
cell.
Other noteworthy Information The prison suffers from acute shortage of space. The present space is not sufficient to provide necessary infrastructure for housing the prisoners, the office staff, and other facilities like visitors room, legal aid clinic, recreation room, dispensary, etc. The open area is insufficient to construct buildings as per present day standards. The office and staff rooms are also congested. It is better to find out another suitable large extent and shift the prison to that
location. When compared to the strength of the inmates, the number of prison officers in the prison are less. Due to lack of sufficient officials, they have to work in 24
– hour shifts. So, increase in the staff strength the prison is recommended.
The positives…………. The prison is generally neat and tidy. The prisons cells are neat and have sufficient ventilation and lighting. The front open area is also neat
and clean. The toilets, bathrooms, drainage and sewerage lines are also clean. The kitchen is also neat and the food served is fresh and hot. The food is
sufficient to meet the dietary requirement of the prisoners. The blankets and sheets provided to the prisoners are also neat and clean.
Those are being washed regularly. There is a library which contains sufficient books, though the space allotted is
not sufficient enough and the books are not properly arranged.
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The necessary first aid medicines are available in the prison. A doctor attends
the inmates on all Fridays.
The food wastes are processed in the biogas plant. The prison is making use of the limited available open space for cultivating a few
vegetables and plants.
Safe drinking water is provided to inmates the prison.
Matters require immediate attention
There is no scientific method or provision for segregation and disposal of garbage. At present, the food waste is segregated and processed through bio gas plant. There should be a permanent mechanism for disposal of waste,
other than food waste.
The overhead tanks are not clean. It is necessary to clean the overhead tanks
immediately.
There should be provision for rain water harvesting as there is acute water
shortage during summer season.
The prison does not have sufficient infrastructure like common room, recreation room, pharmacy, separate room for legal aid clinic, and visitors room. It is highly necessary to construct additional buildings to provide space
for the above purposes.
There should be provision for out door games as it will help to improve the
mental condition of the prisoners.
The TV provided in the prison is not working. It is recommended that a new TV should be provided in the prison and the inmates should be permitted to view
TV, including news, daily or at least thrice in a week.
There is no provision for regular counseling of the prisoners. The prison authorities are not showing much interest in mental and spiritual upliftment or improving the mental health of the prisoners. It is necessary to make provisions
for yoga, meditation, etc. There is no provision even for indoor games.
The service of a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and dermatologist on regular basis is also necessary. There must be a scheme for drug de addiction in the
prison.
Ambulance, stretchers, and wheel chairs are not available.
The prison has only limited facility to wash and dry the clothes.
The video conference facility is not functioning and therefore, the prisoners are not being produced before the courts through video conference. It is necessary to repair the video conference facility or to replace the same with
advanced technology.
The prison building is an old one and it is necessary to construct new building so as to meet the present day standards. The prison cells are not spacious enough. There is no sufficient open area. The office room, rest room of staff, etc are now functioning in congested rooms. It is necessary to construct new
buildings for the same. The kitchen of the building also need urgent renovation.
There is no common room. The number of bathrooms in the prison are not
proportionate to the number of inmates.
There is seepage of water in the veranda and it requires urgent repairs.
It is necessary to install mobile network jammers in the prison. It is also necessary to repair the CCTV cameras which are not working at present. The prison authorities are not providing any type of vocational training to the inmates.
Compliance of Directions of Central & State Government
It appears from the records that the directions issued from time to time are
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being followed strictly. The copies of documents mentioned like Jail manual are
available at the Jail.
Study by District & Sessions Judges/ District Collector.
The Hon’ble District Judge visits the Jail every month and gives necessary directions and takes necessary steps to redress the grievance of the inmates in all the persons. Periodical visits by the Executive and Higher officials would be
helpful to improve the facilities.
IDUKKI
1. SUB JAIL PEERUMEDU 2. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, DEVIKULAM
1. SUB JAIL PEERUMEDU
Team Mr. Abdul Jaleel A, Chief Judicial Chairman, TLSC, Panel Lawyer, Para Legal Volunteer, Law students
Date 18/11/2017
No. of inmates 50
Authorised accommodation 38
UTs/RTs 49 1. Hygiene: The jails are kept clean once in a week and pesticides and lotion are
properly sprayed in and around the jail. No foul smell was noticed. 2. Cleanliness: The number of inmates is very less. The garbage is disposed in the
jail itself. The vegetable wastes are utilized as manure for the Kitchen garden. 3. Diet: No complaints noticed about kitchen, food supply etc. Inmates reported full satisfaction in this regard. All the inmates reported that they are provided with healthy and hygienic food in sufficient quantity and served hot in stainless
steel utensils 4. Health: Almost all the inmates submitted that they are provided with sufficient detergents and soaps for washing clothes and blankets they used. Jail corridors
and open areas are satisfactorily neat and clean. 5. Medical aid: It is reported by the inmates that the doctor from Primary Health Centre visits twice a week. They are provided with medicines, if necessary. A small pharmacy is maintained in the Sub Jail itself. The inmates have no
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complaints in this regard. Service of para- medical staff or nursing staff is not
available. 6. Library: Books are available to the inmates even though there is no specific
room for library. 7. Basic requirements: A common room is provided. Ceiling fans are not required in the prison as it is a hilly area. Exhaust fans are available. As there are no
specific bathrooms available the inmates use the common area for bathing. 8. Cultural Activities: Almost all the inmates reported satisfaction in cultural
activities in the jails. 9. Distribution of wages to the jail inmates: Since it is a sub- jail, only under trial prisoners are accommodated. Remuneration is paid on time. No complaints
raised by the inmates. 10. Legal Services Clinic: The inmates are not satisfied about the legal service
provided through the legal services clinic. 11. Communication with outside world: The inmates stated that they are permitted to talk to their relatives and friends for about 10 minutes. They are
also permitted to communicate with their counsel.
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2. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, DEVIKULAM
Team Chairman, TLSC, Panel Lawyer Para Legal Volunteer, Law students
Date 18/11/2017
No. of inmates 17
Authorised accommodation 46
Uts/RTs 17
3. Hygiene: Insecticides are sprayed frequently and the same is provided to the remand prisoners to use it in the toilets in the cells. There are sufficient number of clean toilets in the cells and in the premises of the jails. No foul
smell is noticed. 4. Cleanliness: Since it is a small jail, garbage collection is not seen as it is disposed daily. Kitchen, corridors, common area is kept neat and clean. There is no separate visitors room. The guard room is used as visitors room and the
same is kept neat. 5. Health : The daily wares are cleaned daily and the sheets and blankets are cleaned weekly. Boiled water is supplied for drinking. There is sufficient
ventilation and lightening in the cells. 6. Medical Facility: It is reported by the inmates that visit of a doctor from Primary Health Centre twice in a week is available. They are provided with medicines if necessary. A small pharmacy is maintained in the Sub Jails itself and the inmates have no complaints in getting medicines. No para- medical
staff or nursing staff are provided to the jails.
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7. Food: All the inmates reported that they are provided with healthy and hygienic food in sufficient quantity and served hot. The food items are tested
daily by the jail superintendents and occasionally by the doctor. 8. Library: A small library is provided in the jail. Books are available to the
inmates 9. Basic requirements: Common prayer room, ceiling fan, exhaust fan, shower and tap, TV etc are provided in the jail. Renovation works are going on in the jail. Rain water harvesting, wall clock, emergency bell etc are not seen. The
general sanitation is satisfactory. 10. Vocational Training: Basic education training is given to the needy inmates. Literacy teachers are visiting the jail once in a week for the purpose. No other
vocational training is seen given to the inmates. 11. Cultural Activities: Yoga training, celebration of festivals, plays and dramas on jail day, sports and games, showing of movies in TV etc are allowed in the jail.
Visit of prayer group from outside is allowed in the jail. 12. Distribution of wages to the jail inmates: Since it is Sub Jails, only UT prisoners are accommodated and convict prisoners are given remuneration in
time. No complaints raised by the inmates. 13. Legal Aid Clinic: The advocates and the para legal volunteers visits and provide legal aid to the inmates once in a week. Legal awareness classes are conducted by the TLSC. The room provided for the functioning of the legal aid clinic is satisfactory. 14. Communication with outside world: The inmates stated that they are permitted to talk to their relatives and friends for about 30 minutes. They are also permitted to communicate with their counsel. They have access to news papers, DD News, periodical and magazines. 15. Video Conferencing: Video conferencing facility is not available.
16. CCTV Cameras: The facility is available in the jail. ALAPPUZHA
1. District Jail Alappuzha 2. Special Sub Jail Mavelikkara
1. DISTRICT JAIL ALAPPUZHA
Team Section Officer-in-Charge and Co- Ordinator, PLV
Date 25/04/2018
No. of inmates 83
Authorised accommodation 61
Uts/RTs 74
2. Hygiene: At the time of verification it is seen that the jails were kept clean once in a week. Pesticides are not used in District Jail, Alappuzha. Foul smell was noticed on the back side of the kitchen due to waste water collected there
as the drainage is not proper. 3. Cleanliness: The disposal of waste water and other wastes are the main problems in District Jail, Alappuzha apart from lack of adequate space.
Vegetable wastes are utilized in their small kitchen garden.
4. Health: Almost all inmates submitted that they are provided with sufficient toiletries for washing clothes and blankets. The corridors and open areas are
neat and clean. The space for drying clothes is inadequate. 5. Basic requirements: Basic requirements such as common room facility, taps television, ceiling fans etc are provided in the Jail. Emergency bell, wash basin
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6. Bathrooms and toilets: Toilets are sufficient in number. A separate bathroom
is not available. The inmates are using common bathroom and tank.
7. There are no arrangements for the inmates to keep their personal belongings. 8. Medical facility: It is reported by the inmates a doctor from the General Hospital, Alappuzha visits weekly. They are provided with medicines if necessary. 9. Food: All the inmates reported that they are provided with healthy and hygienic food and served hot. Hot water is also provided. 10. Communication with outside world: The inmates stated that they are permitted to talk to their relatives and friends for about 10 minutes. They are also permitted to communicate with their counsel. Separate visiting room is not there. 11. Legal aid clinic: A legal Aid clinic is functioning in the Jail, though a separate room is not provided. The panel lawyers and Para Legal Volunteers are visiting
the jail clinic 4 days in a week and rendering legal services to the inmates.
2. Special Sub Jail Mavelikkara
Team Section Officer-in-Charge and Coordinator, PLV
Date 25/04/2018
No. of inmates 128
Authorised accommodation 92
Uts/RTs 123
1. Hygiene: At the time of verification it is seen that the jails were kept clean
once in a week. Pesticides are not used. 2. Cleanliness: In Sub Jail, Mavelikkara they had their own kitchen garden, sewage plant, drainage facility etc. Therefore, the atmosphere is very clean
and healthy. Vegetable wastes are utilized as manure for the Kitchen garden. 3. Health: Almost all the inmates submitted that they are provided with sufficient toiletries for washing clothes and blankets. The corridors and open
areas are neat and clean. The space for drying clothes is inadequate. 4. Basic requirements: Basic requirements such as common room facility, taps, television, ceiling fans etc are provided in the Jail. Emergency bell, wash basin
wall clock etc are not provided. 5. Bathrooms and toilets: Toilets are sufficient in number. A separate bathroom
is not available. The inmates are using common bathroom and tank. 6. There are no arrangements for the inmates to keep their personal
belongings.
7. Medical facility: A doctor from the PHC visits the jail once in a week. 8. Food: All the inmates reported that they are provided with healthy and
hygienic food and serve hot. Hot water is also provided.
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9. Communication with outside world: The inmates stated that they are permitted to talk to their relatives and friends for about 10 minutes. They are also permitted to communicate with their counsel. Separate visiting room is
not there. 10. Legal aid clinic: A legal Aid clinic is functioning in the Jail, though a separate room is not provided. The panel lawyers and Para Legal Volunteers are visiting the jail clinic 4 days in a week and rendering legal services to the
inmates.
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ERNAKULAM
1. District Jail, Kakkanad
2. Borstal School/Woman’s Jail, Kakkanad
3. Sub Jail, Ernakulam
4. Observation Home for Boys, Kakkanad
5. Sub Jail, Mattancherry
6. Special Sub Jail, Aluva
7. Special Sub Jail, Muvattupuzha
Significantly, there are no long term convicts in any of the Jails in the District and the feedback was obtained mainly from Under Trials and short term convicts.
1. DISTRICT JAIL, KAKKANAD
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 23.11.2017
No. of inmates 183
Authorised accommodation 133
Uts/RTs 170
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM This Jail is the biggest Jail in this District. The Jail has relatively new buildings in the blocks and is situated close to the District Collectorate. There was overcrowding in the Jail cells since on 23-11-2017 the date of visit, there were 226 prisoners as against the sanctioned strength of 132 prisoners, which included short
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term convicts (14). Due to lack of space, convicts and under trials were lodged together without segregation. Hygiene: The level of cleanliness and hygiene was satisfactory. A Doctor was visiting the Jail daily and the Jail had a pharmacy with sufficient stock of medicines.
Bathrooms and toilets: The bathrooms and toilets were found to be clean. Diet: The food supplied was nutritious. The Secretary DLSA tasted the food supplied personally and found it to be satisfactory. Library: The Jail had a well stocked library with 2426 books, 17 daily news papers and 7 magazines. CCTV cameras were installed and were functioning. Food making unit: The Chappathi and Chicken curry manufacturing unit was functioning well and it was generally good income for the Jail and its inmates.
FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS Twenty inmates responded and gave feedback to the team in the questionnaire in Malayalam. The highlighted matters are the following.
Facilities, Cleanliness and hygiene level is satisfactory
Bio gas plant produces foul smell.
Blankets are not provided at night.
There is only a common tank for bathing.
There is very little space in the interview room for interacting with outsiders. Access to lawyer is difficult. There is no common room for
meetings.
The service of more Doctors is needed.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
There is lack of space for inmates in cells on account of overcrowding
as stated above.
There is acute shortage of Jail staff to supervise and manage the huge population.
There is no sufficient space in the visitors/interview room.
There is no separate room for conducting a Legal Aid Clinic.
Mobile Jammers are required in the Jail.
Many under trials are not produced regularly before Courts due to
absence of Police Escort.
Video Conferencing facility is not functional.
There is no common room for conducting meetings and classes.
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2. BORSTAL SCHOOL and WOMEN'S JAIL, KAKKANAD
The Borstal School Kakkanad is the only such Institution in the State
functioning as per the mandate of the Kerala Borstal Schools Act, 1961.
The Womens Jail Kakkanad is functioning in a separate building in the same
compound under the same administrative Superintendent.
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 23.11.2017
No. of inmates 62
Authorised accommodation 90
Uts/RTs 60
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM
No overcrowding was noticed as in the District Jail.
1. Hygiene: The level of cleanliness and hygiene was found to be satisfactory. 2. Diet: Food supplied to inmates was found satisfactory. Secretary DLSA personally tasted the food supplied in the Borstal School and found it
satisfactory. 3. Infrastructure: As to infrastructure, renovation work was in progress in the cells in the Borstal school. Tiling work was being carried out on the date of inspection on 23-11-2017. Exhaust fans were absent inmates who are aged
between 18 and 21 years. Art Therapy was conducted by NGO’s.
4. Library: There was a well stocked library with more than 1500 books.
5. Recreation: There was a badminton court and shuttle court.
6. CCTV cameras: were installed and were functioning well. 7. Bathrooms and toilets: The condition of bathrooms and toilets was
satisfactory.
FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS
(a) BORSTAL SCHOOL Twelve inmates from the Borstal School responded to the questionnaire supplied in Malayalam. The highlighted aspects are as follows.
Food quality is good.
Non availability of direct sunlight in the cells.
Prison Authorities do not encourage complaints.
Some bathrooms are not functional. T
There is scarcity of water.
No exhaust fans in the cells.
No regular visit of Doctors. The inmates are made to visit Doctor in the
District Jail.
It is difficult to contact relatives.
(b) WOMENS JAIL
Four inmates responded from this Jail. Highlighted aspects are as follows.
There is no separate Doctor visit. Doctor in the nearby District Jail has to be consulted. No regular visit of Doctors and Psychiatrists meant for women
prisoners.
No exhaust fan in the Jail Cells.
Scarcity of water.
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MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
(a) BORSTAL SCHOOL
Shortage of water which is acute. Water is presently sourced from
outside in tankers.
Non-availability of Doctors and Pharmacist.
Absence of direct sunlight ventilation in cells.
Absence of exhaust fans in cells.
Need for a Physical Trainer for exercise of inmates.
Need for a Counsellor and Welfare Officer.
Mobile jammers are required.
A dining table can be provided for the inmates.
Welfare Officer is needed for correctional activities.
No segregation of first time offenders and habitual offenders.
(b) WOMENS JAIL
Need for a regular Gynaecologist Doctor and Psychiatrist, counsellor and Pharmacist. Acute shortage of water.
3. SUB JAIL, ERNAKULAM
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 23.11.2017
No. of inmates 62
Authorised accommodation 28
Uts/RTs 60
This Jail is situated in the heart of Ernakulam town just opposite to the
Hon’ble High Court of Kerala.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM
1. Infrastructure: There was overcrowding in the prison. On the date of visit, ie, 23-11-2017 there were 72 inmates which included 3 convicts as against a sanctioned strength of 28 inmates. Consequently, the staff was totally inadequate for the supervision of the inmates. Due to lack of space
under trails and convicts were lodged together
2. Hygiene: The general cleanliness and hygiene was found to be satisfactory.
3. Visitors room: There was no separate visitor’s room
4. Legal aid: There is a separate room for the Legal Aid Clinic. 5. Diet: The food was found to be satisfactory and it was personally tasted by the
Secretary DLSA.
6. CCTV cameras: were installed and they were functional.
7. Video Conference facility though available was not functional..
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FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS Ten inmates responded to the questionnaire in Malayalam. The highlighted aspects are the following:
No common room for meetings available.
Need for counseling apart from religious counseling.
Mosquito menace is prevailing.
No separate visitors room.
Assistance of doctor not available.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
There is acute shortage of water.
The number of bathrooms are inadequate for the population.
The staff strength is inadequate.
Many enroute prisoners in serious and sensational crimes are lodged in the Jail.
There is no Welfare Officer in the Jail.
Counselling is not done for the inmates even though religious counseling is done.
Prisoners are not taken to Courts promptly due to the absence of Police Escort.
4. SUB JAIL, MATTANCHERRY
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 25.11.2017
No. of inmates 28
Authorised accommodation 26
Uts/RTs 25
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM 1. Capacity: There is considerable overcrowding in the Jail since there were 46 inmates including one convict as on 25-11-2017 the date of visit of the team as against the sanctioned strength of 28 inmates. No segregation was made of
under trial prisoners and convicts. 2. Hygiene: The general cleanliness, hygiene and infrastructure facilities were
good. 3. Diet: The food supplied to the inmates was satisfactory. The Secretary DLSA personally tasted the food that was supplied to the inmates and found it to be
satisfactory. 4. Library: There was a well maintained library with about 650 books, three
dailies and one magazine was provided for the inmates. 5. CCTV cameras were installed and functional. Though Video Conferencing
equipment was installed it was not functional.
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FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS Nine inmates responded to the questionnaire in Malayalam. The main points disclosed from the answers are the following:
There is no separate visitors room/interview room.
Habitual offenders and first time offenders are not segregated.
There is foul smell in the Jail premises occasionally.
There is mosquito menace in the Jail.
Telephone for contacting relatives is not working currently.
There is only artificial lighting in the cells and no natural lighting.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
There is no separate room for a Legal Aid Clinic.
There is no visitors room/interview room.
There is shortage of drinking water.
There is no common room for meetings, classes etc.
There is shortage of staff in the Jail.
6. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, ALUVA
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 24.11.2017
No. of inmates 33
Authorised accommodation 26
Uts/RTs 30
The Sub Jail is situated adjacent to the Court complex Aluva which was a very big advantage.
There was limited open space outside the Jail building inside the Jail compound and the Jail building was relatively old and some portions needed renovation.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM
1. Capacity: There was overcrowding in the Jail. As on the date of visit ie, 24-11- 2017, there were 91 inmates including 7 convicts as against a sanctioned strength of 72 inmates. There was no segregation of under trial prisoners and
convicts due to lack of space. 2. Hygiene: The general cleanliness, hygiene and infrastructure was found to be satisfactory. Some of the outer drains were not clear and waste was collected
by the Municipality.
3. Medical aid: A doctor was visiting the Jail on weekly basis (Fridays).
4. CCTV cameras: were installed and were functional. 5. Diet: The food supplied was satisfactory. The Secretary, DLSA personally tasted
the food and found it to be satisfactory.
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6. Library: There was a well stocked library in the Jail having about 1460 books.
The Video Conferencing system was sent for repair.
FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS Eleven prisoners responded from the Jail to the questionnaire in
Malayalam. The highlighted aspects are the following:
Food is satisfactory.
Cleanliness level is satisfactory.
Bathrooms are not sufficient.
No blankets are supplied.
Though ceiling fans are there, exhaust fans are not there.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
There is no common room in the Jail for counseling, meetings, classes etc.
The bathrooms and toilets are insufficient for the inmates.
Under trials and convicts are not segregated due to want of space.
The kitchen and bathrooms are old and need renovation.
There is no mechanism for solid waste disposal.
The open space outside the Jail is minimal and the building is very old.
7. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, MUVATTUPUZHA
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs, Date 24.11.2017
No. of inmates 95
Authorised accommodation 72
Uts/RTs 92
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM Infrastructure: The Jail building is a relatively old building. The Jail has been upgraded as a Special Sub Jail. The open space inside the Jail compound like Aluva Sub Jail is limited and minimal. There is no separate visitors room/interview room. There was over crowding since on the date of visit on 24-11-2017 there were 90 inmates including 6 convicts as against the original sanctioned strength of 67 inmates. Convicts and under trials were not segregated due to want of space
Medical aid: A Doctor from the Taluk Hospital was visiting the the Jail every week.
Hygiene: The general cleanliness and hygiene was found to be satisfactory. Diet: The quality of food given was found to be satisfactory. The Secretary, DLSA personally tasted the food supplied and found it to be satisfactory. At the time of visit the kitchen was under renovation.
Library: There was a well stocked library having about 1187 books.
CCTV was functional.
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FEEDBACK OF THE PRISONERS A total of twenty inmates responded to the questionnaire in Malayalam. The highlighted facts are the following: Habitual offenders and other offenders are lodged together due to want of space.
There is no exhaust fan in the cells even though there is a ceiling fan.
The food given is satisfactory.
Cleanliness is satisfactory in general.
There is difficulty in contacting relatives due to financial constraints.
There is occasional foul smell emanating from the septic tank in the compound.
Inmates are not permitted to see channel programmes on television.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
The open space inside the Jail compound is minimal.
The bio gas plant inside the Jail is not working presently.
There is no separate visitor’s room.
Ventilation and lighting inside the cells is poor.
There is overcrowding and prisoners of Idukki District are lodged in
the Jail in substantial numbers.
Office space is very limited. Even the room of the Superintendent is
congested.
There is no common hall. Toilets are insufficient.
There is no separate room for Legal Aid Clinic.
8. OBSERVATION HOME FOR BOYS, KAKKANAD
Team Secretary, DLSA, Secretary, TLSCs, Panel Lawyers, PLVs,
No. of inmates 2
Authorised accommodation 26
This Institution is situated in Kakkanad. The Juvenile Justice Board, Ernakulam, and the Child Welfare Committee, Ernakulam is housed in the same building and the Children’s Home for Girls is situate in the adjoining building in the same compound. Infrastructure: The building is a Baker Model one constructed using bricks without cement plastering and the observation rooms are in the 1st floor. The compound has sufficient vacant land outside the buildings. Repeated offenders are common in the Home and they are generally segregated from first time offenders. The sanctioned capacity of the Home is 25 and on the date of visit there were only 2 inmates. It was understood that on an average the number of inmates will be less than 10 at any point of time.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE STUDY TEAM
1. Hygiene: The general cleanliness and hygiene is good. 2. Medical aid: There is no Doctor attached to the Home and if medical aid is
needed the boys are referred to the Hospital.
3. Diet: The food is satisfactory and there is a cook for cooking the food.
4. Counselling: Counselling is provided daily to the inmates.
5. Television: There is no television in the Home.
6. Library: The Home had a good library with 165 books on different topics.
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FEEDBACK OF THE JUVENILES IN CONFLICT WITH LAW Only one juvenile responded to the questionnaire in Malayalam.
The facts highlighted are the following:
The cleanliness and hygiene parameters are satisfactory.
There is no Doctor and if needed inmates are taken to the Hospital.
Medicines are available.
There is no Television in the Home.
Classes are organized periodically for general well being. Drawing and
Painting classes are conducted for the mental well being of the inmates.
MAJOR SHORT COMINGS
The building is not safe and secure.
There has been incidents where the inmates escaped by removing the bricks in the walls which are not plastered.
There is no Welfare Officer attached to the Home for supervising, proper counseling and correctional activities.
CCTV cameras are not installed for monitoring the activities of inmates.
There is no separate visitors/interview room.
There are no exhaust fans in the cell rooms.
There is no Television in the Home for inmates.
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
There is overcrowding in almost all the Jails in the District barring the Observation Home for boys which is adversely affect the prisoners general well being and health especially mental health.
The Jail Staff is inadequate for managing the overcrowded Jails and shortage of staff has adversely affected the functioning of Jails.
The common problem in all Jails is that prisoners are not taken to Courts regularly due to lack of Escort. Video Conferencing is not available in the Jails though equipments have been installed.
The cleanliness, hygiene and food in all Jails in the District is satisfactory and no complaints were noted. However in a few Jails the number of toilets and bathrooms were found to be insufficient due to overcrowding.
There are no common rooms for conducting meetings and classes in the Jails. Jails do not have separate visitor’s rooms and rooms for legal aid clinics except the Sub Jail, Ernakulam.
Though there are ceiling fans in the cells, exhaust fans are absent in most Jail cells in the District.
Though indoor games like caroms, chess etc are available in all Jails, very few Jails have facilities for outdoor games and physical exercise for the inmates.
In all the Jails, under trials and convicts are housed together. Further there is no segregation of first time offenders and repeated offenders.
There is lack of counseling and other activities like yoga, meditation etc which is vital for the mental well being of inmates. Presently, counselling is confined to religious counselling barring the Observation Home for Boys, Kakkanad where there is an Official Counsellor.
Though Legal Aid Clinics are functioning in all the Jails and though Panel Lawyers are deputed on four days every week, the inmates were generally not satisfied with the legal aid provided and its follow up in Courts
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THRISSUR
1. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Viyyur
2. Women Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur
3. District jail, Viyyur
4. Special Sub Jail, Irinjalakkuda
5. Sub Jail, Chavakkad
6. Sub Jail, Viyyur
1. Central Prison and Correctional Home, VIYYUR
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer
Date 16/11/2017
No. of inmates 770
Authorised accommodation 560
Uts/RTs 160
Central prison Viyyur Cell: 3.16 x2.44, Height: 3.96, Barracks: 3.72 sq., Height: 3.96
2. Hygiene: Pesticides are not used in jail. The condition of the toilet and bathrooms is average. There is drainage system in jail. The jail authority provides tooth paste, soap etc to the inmates. There were no issues like
overflow in the drainage system. 3. Cleanliness: All the garbage are collected properly & separated in the dimorphisms. There are wide open spaces. Kitchen and cooking area are clean. Canteen is available. No leakage was noticed in the plumbing system. Visitors room is provided. A large play ground and auditorium are there in the
Prison.
4. Health: All the prisoners wash their clothes and bed sheets themselves. There are special patients affected by HIV /AIDS & TB. Seven inmates were reported
as HIV infected in the central prison. 4 of them were infected with TB.
5. Drinking water: Water purifier is available. Inmates are provided with boiled
water to drink.
6. Basic amenities: Availability of natural and artificial lights is there. Generator is available. Common room is available in Central prison. Toilet and bathroom facility is provided. Each cell is attached with one toilet and toilet facility is
provided outside also.
7. Medical facility: There is one staff nurse, one Pharmacist, and one N.S.G. Assistant in central prison. Although there is a dental doctor, service of other specialists doctors are made available in all the prisons as part of the camps occasionally organized in the jails. Ambulance facility is not available in the prison. The service of the Medical officer & dentist is available at Central Prison. The inmates of the women jail, & sub jail are sometimes taken to the central prison for treatment. Medical service is available twice a week. There is a pharmacy system in the central prison, which provides primary care at the appropriate levels. 79 Mental health issues have been reported from central prison. The first aid box is kept in all jails. For the head injury or for small
wound etc. First aid box is kept in all jails.
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8. Death inside the prison: Death of a prisoner is always a matter of serious concern for prison administration. Sometimes such deaths lead to law and order problems. Deaths in jails have been broadly classified into two categories i.e. natural deaths and unnatural deaths. There were no unfortunate deaths in the central prison from 1.1.2012. The unnatural death reported was only in the central prison and it was a suicide & a person with a liver disease which caused him to be isolated from society & family. All prisons are taking the gears to reduce the suicidal behavior of prisoners like Individual counseling, Motivation class etc. In the central prison, there are two cases of inmates, who are prone to commit suicide. They are provided
with individual counseling.
9. Food: Normally food is prepared in the community kitchens and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen in-charge. Inmates are deputed in the kitchen by rotation by the kitchen in-charge. All prisons were provided nutritious food according to the rules of the jail. The inmates are provided with good quality food. The jails provide 250 gms of foods for persons in prisons including rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet is provided for sick prisoners. Quality is to be ensured and if any defect in the quality is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the Head warden. The Deputy Jailor or Assistant Jailor weighs daily all items of food supplied for consumption daily. He will be responsible for ensuring proper quantity of the food. The diet of individual prisoner may be modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every prisoner is provided with a plate and a glass for taking
food. All prisons are provided with varieties of food menu for inmates.
10. Library and reading room: Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail Library. Suitable books, magazines, and newspaper were supplied. Jail has a sufficient books facility, having 14000 books. The central prison has room facility for library, in which books are arranged in shelves. Facilities are provided for watching Television 20 television sets are seen provided to the
inmates.
11. Washing and bathing: All the inmates are bathing around a clean concrete tank in which water is collected,. Jails had shower facility & only taps were there. Wash basin facility is available in this prison. Rain water harvesting is done in
the prison
12. Emergency bell & clock: The facility is not available in the prison. Normally
using the manual bell. Wall clock is seen provided.
13. Sanitation: General sanitation level was average in all the jails. It has enough
toilets and kept in good condition.
14. Kitchen: kitchen of the jail had an exhaust fan facility.
15. Storage: No special room or shelf to keep the belongings of the inmates.
16. Education The inmates of central prison get primary education as compared to
other jails. Educational facilities under the sarvsiksha abhiyan is continuing
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Details of inmates continuing education in Central Prison
Category No. students [2016 –2017]
Primary education 20
th 4 STD Equivalency 2
th 7 STD Equivalency 3
th 10 STD Equivalency 5
Plus one Equivalency 1
Plus two Equivalency 1
IGNOU/Bharathiyar University
courses
BPP 8
CFN 6
Graduation 19
Post-graduation 2
Total 67
17. Vocational Training: vocational /work training programme is available. During the year, 10 vocational courses were started. Tailoring, painting, handicraft, carpentry, embroidery, electrical &Plumbing, repairing of electronics equipment production of LED bulbs, Two wheeler repairing, Beautician course, Computer hardware repairing, Organic Fertilizers, Painting, Coconut tree
climbing. etc are practiced by the 178 inmates.
Name of the prison Course / Training programme
Central prison, Viyyur Electrical &Plumbing, Repairing of electronics equipment production of LED [Total inmates : 178] bulbs, Two wheeler repairing, Beautician course, Computer hardware repairing, Organic Fertilizers, Painting, Coconut
tree climbing.
18. Work & Wages: Prison labour is of productive and useful type. Production of chappathy, bakery units, Kitchen duty, book binding, cultivation of vegetables etc, are done in prisons. The central prison has a production unit of chappathy & bakery items. The inmates are making the products. The payment to the inmates for their work have been made by the authorities. But the wages given
@ (Rs. 45/-) for kitchen duty is very low. None of the inmates have account in
any nationalized bank.
19. Meditation, Yoga and Recreation: Facility is provided for indoor and outdoor games. The inmates are given training in yoga. The important festivals are celebrated. The inmates actively participate in all the programmes like dance, drama, music etc. The Prison has a very popular music band among the prisoners. Counselling programmes and also awareness programmes on
deaddiction are conducted by the NGOs
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20. Legal Services Clinic: Legal awareness teams are visiting regularly as per the
direction of DLSA.
21. Legal aid clinic is properly functioning in all the jails. Legal aid is being provided to all eligible inmates by the panel advocates of the DLSA. The study indicated that only the central & district jail are provided with separate room for the
legal aid clinic. Other jails have not provided separate room for legal aid clinic.
22. Staff of the prison: There is shortage of staff in this prison. 37 posts were
vacant.
23. Complaint box: Complaint box is provided. It is not attended properly at the
district jail.
24. Counselling Facility: Provided individual counseling facility with the help of
NGO. Prison conduct de addiction programme for the inmates.
25. CCTV CMERAS: CCTV cameras have been installed in the prison and are working, but the video conferencing facility is not functioning .4G jammers
network are not installed.
...... 2.Women Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer & Project Assistant
Date 17/11/2017
No. of inmates 100
Authorised accommodation 40
Uts/RTs 31
2. Hygiene: Pesticides are used in this jail. The condition of toilets was average. There is drainage system in the jail. No leakage was noticed in the plumbing. The jail authority provides soap & paste for their personal hygiene. There were no issues like overflow in the drainage system. All the garbage are collected
properly & segregated in the dimorphisms.
3. Cleanliness: Bio-gas plant is available. Waste is segregated. Separate visitors
room is not provided. Canteen is not available. Open area is not there.
4. Health status of prisoners: The prisoners wash their clothes and bed sheets
themselves .Blanket is not provided.
5. Medical facility: Doctors visit the jail twice in a week. Medicines are not available in the jail. Para medical staff and nursing staff are unavailable. Medical records of the inmates are not computerised. Specialist doctors are not regularly attending the jail clinic. There were five mentally unsound persons and 2 of them were under treatment. The inmates of the women jail are sometimes taken to the central prison for treatment. In the womens jail,
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service of a gynaecologist is available. However, service of psychiatrists is not available. The prisoners, who require psychiatric treatment, are taken to the Mental Health Centre, Thrissur. Medical camps are often organized in the jails.
Ambulance facility is not available here. Purified drinking water is provided.
6. Unnatural death inside the prison: There have been no unfortunate/unnatural deaths in the central prison since 1.1.2012. All prisons are given individual
counseling, Motivation classes etc.
7. Food : Normally food is prepared in the community kitchens and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen In-charge. Inmates are deputed in the kitchens by rotation by the kitchen in-charge. All prisons provide nutritious food. They provide good quality food to the inmates. Special diet is provided for sick prisoners. Quality is to be ensured. Any deficiency in quality of food is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the head warden. The Deputy Jailor or the Assistant Jailor is responsible to ensure adequate quantity of food, daily weighs all items of food supplied for consumption. The diet of individual prisoner may be modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every prisoner is provided with a plate and a glass for taking
food.
8. Infrastructure facilities: The common room facility is not available in the prison. Eight clean overhead tanks are there. Exhaust fan is not provided. Ceiling fans are working. Every cell is attached with a toilet .There are six toilets outside the cell. General sanitation system is very poor. Separate room
is not provided to keep personal belongings.
9. Library: There are 2500 books in the Jail. Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail Library, though a separate room is not provided. The inmates collect the books from the office of the superintendent. A television is
available.
10. Bathrooms& toilets: In the women prison separate bathrooms are provided. All the bathrooms are having half door only. Shower facility is not provided in the prison. Rain water harvesting is not available in any of the jails expect in
the central prison.
11. Education & vocational training: Literacy classes are arranged. The central & Vanitha prisons are providing vocational /work training programme in tailoring, handicraft, embroidery etc .The Vanitha prison has production units
for bakery items.
12. Recreational facilities: There is facility for worship. The prison celebrate all the festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu, Easter, Ramsan, Bakrid, & jail day also. The inmates actively participate in all the programmes like dance, drama,
music etc. The prison provides individual counselling to the inmates.
13. Video conference facility: Not available
14. Legal aid clinic: A separate room is not provided for the legal services clinic. A team of lawyer and PLV visit the clinic regularly as per the instructions from
the DLSA and carries out the activities to the benefit of inmates and officials.
15. Constitution of visitors board: Visitors Board is not constituted as per the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. . The District and Sessions Judge is
visiting the Jail regularly.
16. CCTV cameras: 3 CCTV Cameras have been installed in the prison. They are
working. 4G Jammers have not been installed
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17. Complaint box: The prisons have placed a complaint box. The inmates said
that the complaint box is not used effectively.
ATTENTION REQUIRED
The inmates put in a written complaint that some panel lawyers demanded money from inmates/relatives for the legal aid. The committee has seriously
taken up this issue for further investigation.
3. District jail, Viyyur
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer & Project Assistant
Date 17/11/2017
No. of inmates 250
Authorised accommodation 121
Uts/RTs 238
1. Hygienic conditions: Pesticides are not used in the jail. The toilets and bathrooms are in average condition. There is drainage system in this. The jail authority provides the necessary things for the prisoner like soap & paste for their personal hygiene. There were no issues like overflow in the drainage
system.
2. Cleanliness: All the garbage are collected properly & separated in the dimorphisms. Kitchen and cooking area are clean. The new kitchen work is in
progress. A project for Indoor stadium also has been submitted for approval.
3. Recreation: An open space is provided for prisoners for recreation. There is no special room or facilities for visitors. No leakage was noticed in the plumbing
system of the jail. Canteen is not available.
4. Health status of prisons: The prisoners wash their clothes and bed sheets themselves. Blanket is not provided to the inmates. Boiled water is provided for drinking. Natural light is available. The solar panel is not working. Medical
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experts visit the jail in the occasionally conducted camps. Ambulance is not
available.
5. Medical facility: Specialist doctors are not available. Proper medical facility is not available. Medical records are not computerized. A dispensary is not available for minor problems, though first aid facility is there. Four mental health issues were reported from the district jail. First aid box is kept in the jail. The prisoners are taken to Mental Health Centre, Thrissur for psychiatric
treatment. Ambulance facility is not available
6. Death inside the Prison: There are no instances of suicide by inmates. Necessary precautions are available. Inmates are given individual counseling,
motivation classes etc.
7. Food: The food is prepared in the community kitchens and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen In-charge. The inmates are deputed in the kitchens on rotation. 250 gms of Nutritious food comprising of rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet is provided to sick prisoners. Quality of food is ensured. Any deficiency in the quality of food is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the head warden. The Deputy Jailor or Assistant Jailor weighs all items of food supplied for consumption daily. He is responsible for ensuring proper quantity of the food. The diet of individual prisoner is modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every
prisoner is provided with a plate and a glass for taking food.
8. Infrastructure: The common room facility is available in Viyyur district prison.
16 overhead tanks are there.2 TV sets are provided. 9. Library: Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail Library, though separate room is not provided. There is supply of books, newspapers
and magazines. Inmates collect books from the room of the superintendent.
10. Bathrooms and toilet: The inmates are bathing around the concrete tank in which water is collected. The tank was found clean. Rain water harvesting is not available. General sanitation level was average in the jail. There are
enough toilets. Some of them cannot be used.
11. Emergency bell: Emergency bell is not installed. A manual bell is used. A wall
clock is provided. The jail was under renovation.
12. Kitchen: The construction of the kitchen area in the viyyur district jail was
progressing. Every kitchen of the jail had an exhaust fan facility.
13. Storage of belongings: A separate space is not available to keep personal
belongs of the inmates.
14. Education & Vocational training of prisons: Primary education is provided through literacy mission. The educational details of the inmates is not
available in the prison.
15. Strength of jail officials: There is shortage of staff. As many as eight posts
were vacant at the time of inspection.
16. Complaint box: A complaint box is installed. It is not used effectively.
17. Legal aid clinic: Legal Aid Clinic is properly functioning in a separate room. Legal aid is being provided to all eligible inmates. The legal aid is provided through panel lawyers and PLVs. A complaint from the inmates that some of
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the panel lawyers demanded money has been reported to the DLSA for
necessary action.
18. Recreational facilities: The Prison provides various facilities such as meditation, yoga, & other recreational activities to inmates for mind & body to relax. The prison celebrates all the festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu, Easter, Ramzan, Bakrid, & jail day also. The inmates actively participate in all the cultural programmes like dance, drama, music etc. The inmates are provided individual counselling with the help of NGOs. De-addiction programmes are conducted
for the inmates.
19. CCTV & Video Conferencing: CCTV cameras are installed. A video conference
hall is provided. In all the jails the CCTV. Cameras were working. The facility for video conference is not functioning. 4G jammers network are not installed.
SHORT COMINGS
Ambulance is not available Shortage of staff
4. SPECIAL SUB JAIL IRINJALAKKUDA
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer & Project Assistant
Date 15/11/2017
No. of inmates 67
Authorised accommodation 11
Uts/RTs 66
1. Hygienic conditions: Pesticides are used in the jail. Sewage condition is good and drainage system is not working properly. The condition of toilets and bathrooms is average. The jail authority provides soap & paste for their
personal hygiene. There were no issues like overflow in the drainage system.
2. Cleanliness: All the garbage are collected properly by the Municipality & separated in the dimorphisms. Kitchen and cooking area are clean. An open space is provided. There is no special room or facilities for visitors. No leakage
was noticed in the plumbing system of the jail. Canteen is not available.
3. Health status of prisons: The prisoners wash their clothes and bed sheets themselves. Blanket is not provided. Boiled water is provided for drinking.
Natural light is not available.
4. Medical facility: Specialist doctors are not available. Proper medical facility is not available. Medical records are not computerised. The jail does not have a dispensary for emergency. There were two mental health issues, of whom one was hospitalised and the other one is under treatment. The service of a
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psychiatrist is not available. The prisoners in need of psychiatric are taken to
the Mental Health Centre, Thrissur. Ambulance is not available.
5. Death inside the prison: No instances of suicide by an inmate was reported. Adequate care is taken to avoid such mishap. Inmates are given individual
counselling and classes on motivation.
6. Food: The food is prepared in the community kitchen and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen In-charge. The inmates are deputed in the kitchen on rotation basis by the kitchen in-charge. The jails provide 250 gms of nutritious food comprising of rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet is provided to sick prisoners. Quality of food is ensured and any deficiency in the quality is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the head warden. The Deputy Jailor or Assistant Jailor weighs all items of food supplied for consumption daily. He will be responsible for ensuring supply of proper quantity of food. The diet of individual prisoner is modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every prisoner is provided with a
plate and a glass for taking food.
7. Infrastructure facilities: A common room is available in Viyyur district prison. 16 overhead tanks are there. 2 TV sets are provided. The Jail does not have
open space for recreation.
8. Library: Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail. Eventhough there is no reading room in the jail, books, magazines, and newspaper are provided to the inmates in jail for reading. Inmates collect the books from superintendent’s room. Facilities are provided for watching
Television. 9. Bathroom and toilet: The inmates were bathing around the concrete tank in which water is collected. Shower facility and wash basin facility are not available in the prison. The Jail had tank facility & tanks were clean. There is no rain water harvesting in the prison. General sanitation level was average in the
jail has enough toilets. There are toilets attached to each cell.
10. Emergency bell: Emergency bell was not installed in jail and using manual bell. Wall clock is provided to know the time. Renovation activities were going on in
the Viyyur district jail.
11. Education &vocational training of prisons: Primary education is provided through literacy mission. Education details of inmates are not available in the
prison. Training programme is not conducted.
12. Strength of jail officials: 8 vacant post available in prisons, in this case police authority reported to the Public Service Commission & Employment exchange for the recruitment. This is very crisis situation because these leads to the
problem of unavailability of police escort on time.
13. Complaint box: The prisons has installed complaint box, but in the time of inspection, district jail inmates reporting that complaint box were not properly
functioning.
14. Legal aid clinic: is properly running in the jail. Legal aid is being providing to all eligible inmates. The legal aid is provided by the panel advocates of the DLSA.
The jail has not provided separate room for the legal aid clinic.
15. Recreational facilities: Prison department providing various facilities for the inmates. The jail provides Yoga as a part of international Yoga day, The study committee recommended that these are providing continuously it make a
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good in the inmates .The prison celebrate all the festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu, Easter, Ramsan, Bakreeth, & jail day also. Prison provides individual counselling facility , majority of the jails provide this facility with the
help of NGO. De-addiction programmes are conducted for the inmates.
16. CCTV & video conferencing: Have installed CCTV camera & video conference hall.10 CCTV Cameras have been installed at strategic locations in and outside the prison. The video conference was not functioning in jail. 4G jammers
network were not installed.
17. Communication with outside world: There is freedom to communicate with the family members, friends and legal advisor. News paper and other
periodicals are provided to the inmates.
Short comings
No ambulance facility
Shortage of staff
5. Sub Jail Chavakkad
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer & Project Assistant
Date 15/11/2017
No. of inmates 43
Authorised accommodation 28
Uts/RTs 43
1. Hygienic conditions: Pesticides are used in the jail. Sewage condition is good and drainage system is properly functioning. The condition of toilets and bathrooms is average. The jail authority supplies soap & paste to the inmates for their personal hygiene. There were no issues like overflow in the drainage
system.
2. Cleanliness: All the garbage are collected properly & separated in the dimorphisms. Kitchen and cooking area is clean. The kitchen and cooking area is excellent, using steam cooking. The open space provided to prisoners is clean. There is no special room or facilities for visitors. No leakage was noticed
in the plumbing system of the jail. Canteen is not available.
3. Health status of prisons: The prisoners themselves wash their clothes and bed sheets. Blanket is not provided to the inmates. Boiled water is provided for
drinking. Natural light is not available.
4. Medical facility: Specialist doctors are not available. Proper medical facility is not available. Medical records are not computerised. First aid facility is there. One mental health issue was reported. The service of psychiatrist is not
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available. The prisoners in need of psychiatric treatment are taken to Mental Health Centre, Thrissur. Ambulance is not available. Information about physical
disability is displayed.
5. Death inside the prison: Instances of death by suicide is not reported. Proper
care is taken to avoid such mishap. Inmates are given individual counselling.
6. Food: The food is prepared in the community kitchen and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen In-charge. Inmates are deputed in the kitchen on rotation by the kitchen in-charge. Nutritious food is provided. The inmates are given 250 gms of food comprising of rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet is provided for sick prisoners. Quality is ensured and if any deficiency is noted in the quality, it is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the head warden. The Deputy Jailor or Assistant Jailor weighs all items of food supplied for consumption daily. He is responsible for ensuring supply of proper quantity of food. The diet of individual prisoner is modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every prisoner is
provided with a plate and a glass for taking food.
7. Infrastructure facilities of prisons: The common room facility is available in Viyyur district prison. 16 overhead tanks are there.2 TV sets are provided. The
Jail did not have open space for recreation.
8. Library: Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail Library, though a separate room is not provided for library. The library has adequate stock of books and supply of newspapers and magazines. The inmates can
watch television.
9. Bathrooms and toilets: The inmates are bathing around the concrete tank in which water is collected. Shower is not provided. Wash basin is not there. The tank was found clean. Rain harvesting is not provided. General sanitation level was average in the jail. Jail has enough toilets. There are toilets attached to
each cell.
10. Emergency bell: Emergency bell is not provided. Manual bell is used. Wall
clock is provided. The jail is under renovation.
11. Education &vocational training of prisons: Primary education is provided through literacy mission. The details of education of inmates are not available. Training programme is conducted on paper bag making. Rs.110/- is being paid
to the inmates for duty in the kitchen.
12. Strength of jail officials:-There is shortage of man power. As many as eight
posts are vacant, though the vacancies were reported.
13. Complaint box: A complaint box is available. It is not effectively used.
14. Legal aid clinic: A legal aid clinic is available though separate room is not
provided.
15. Recreational facilities: The prison department provides various facilities to the inmates. The prison celebrates all the festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu, Easter, Ramzan, Bakrid, & jail day also. Individual counselling is provided with
the help of NGOs. De-addiction programmes are conducted for the inmates.
16. CCTV & video conferencing: 10 CCTV Cameras have been installed at strategic locations in and outside the prison. The video conference was not functioning
in the jail. 4G jammers network were not installed.
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17. Communication with outside world: There is freedom to communicate with the family members, friends and legal advisors. News paper and other
periodicals are provided to the inmates.
Short comings No ambulance facility Shortage of staff
6. SUB JAIL VIYYUR
Team Sub Judge & Secretary,DLSA Assistant Collector, Thrissur, Section Officer, DLSA, Advocate, Para Legal Volunteer & Project Assistant
Date 21/11/2017
No. of inmates 79
Authorised accommodation 84
Uts/RTs 78
1. Hygienic conditions: Pesticides are not used in jail. The condition of the toilet and bathrooms is average. The jail authority supplies soap & paste to the inmates for their personal hygiene. There is a drainage system. There were no issues like overflow in the drainage system. In Viyyur sub jail, the rice was
seen covered with a white cloth.
2. Cleanliness: All the garbage are collected properly & separated in the dimorphisms. The study revealed that cleanliness of kitchen area in Viyyur sub jail was slightly below average. Canteen facility is not available to the inmates of this prison. No leakage was noticed in the plumbing system of any jails.
Visitors room is provided .A large play ground and auditorium are there.
3. Health: All the prisoners wash their cloths themselves & also wash their own bed sheets. Blankets are not provided. Pharmacist and staff nurse are not
available in the prison. Ambulance facility is available.
4. Drinking water: There are drinking water purification facilities in the Jail. The
inmates are provided with boiled water to drink.
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5. Basic amenities: Availability of natural and artificial light are there. Generator facility is available. Common room facility is available in Central prison. Toilet and bathroom facility is provided. Each cell is attached with one toilet and
toilet facility is provided outside also.
6. Medical facility: The service of the Medical officer & dentist is available at viyyur sub jail twice a week. The inmates of the sub jail are often taken to the
central prison for treatment. First aid box is kept in all jails. The service of psychiatrists is not available in the prison and in such situation, the prisoners
are taken to Mental Health Centre, Thrissur.
7. Death inside the prison: There have been no unnatural deaths in the central prison during the period from 1.1.2012. All the prisons have taken necessary precautions to reduce the suicidal behavior of prisoners through individual
counseling, Motivation classes etc.
8. Food : Normally food is prepared in the community kitchens and distributed by the inmates under the supervision of Kitchen in-charge. Inmates are deputed in the kitchens by rotation. All prisons are provided with good and nutritious food. In viyyur sub jail, in the kitchen area, rice was seen covered with white a cloth. The committee identified some issues in viyyur sub jail, regarding the preparation of food. When the committee members entered the kitchen smell of non vegetarian food was felt even though as per the schedule menu for inmates on that day was vegetarian. Later on enquiry it was revealed that special food is being prepared in the kitchen for staff only out of schedule which was not available to the inmates. The jails provide 250 gms of food, including rice, vegetables, wheat and meat, for the inmates. Special diet is provided for sick prisoners. Quality of food served is ensured. Any deficiency in the quality of food is brought to the notice of the Superintendent by the head warden. The Deputy Jailor or the Assistant Jailor weighs all items of food supplied for consumption daily. He is responsible for ensuring supply of adequate quantity of food. The diet of individual prisoner isbe modified on the recommendations of the medical officer. Every prisoner
is provided with a plate and a glass for taking food.
9. Library and reading room: Prisoners are allowed to read books or periodicals in the jail Library, which is housed in a separate room. Adequate number of
books is available. The inmates are allowed to view television.
10. Washing and bathing: All the inmates are bathing around a concrete tank in which water is collected. The tank is clean. The jails had only water taps.
Wash basin is available. Rain water harvesting is done.
11. Emergency bell & clock: Emergency bell is not available. Manual bell is used.
A wall clock is provided.
12. Sanitation: The general sanitation level was average. Adequate number of
clean toilets are provided.
13. Storage: A special room or shelf is not available to keep the belongings of the
inmates. 14. Education The inmates of central prison get primary education as compared
to other jails. Education under the sarvsiksha abhiyan is continuing. 15. Vocational training: Vocational /work training programme is provided to prisoners. During the year, 10 vocational courses were started on tailoring, painting, handicraft, carpentry, embroidery, electrical & plumbing, repair of electronics equipment production of LED bulbs, repair of two wheelers,
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beautician course, repair of computer hardware, painting, coconut tree
climbing. etc.
16. Work & Wages: Timely payment of wages, though the wages for duty in kitchen @(Rs. 45/-) is too low. None of the inmates have account in any
nationalised bank.
17. Meditation, yoga and recreation: Facility is provided for indoor and outdoor games. The inmates participate in sports and games inside the prison. Training
on Yoga is given to the inmates.
18. The Prison celebrates all the festivals like Onam, Christmas, Vishu, Easter, Ramzan, Bakrid, & jail day also. Counseling programmes and awareness
programmes on deaddiction are conducted by the NGOs
19. Legal services clinic: A team of panel lawyer and PLV regularly visit the legal services clinic as per the directions of DLSA. The activities have benefitted the inmates and the officials. The study indicated that only the Central & District
jail have provided separate room for the legal aid clinic.
20. Staff of the prison: There is shortage of staff in this prison
21. Complaint box: Complaint box is available. It is not used effectively.
22. Counselling: Individual counseling is given with the help of a NGO.
Programmes on de addiction is conducted. 23. CCTV cameras: Installed CCTV cameras & video conference facility is available. CCTV cameras were found working. However, the video conference system
was not functional. 4G jammers network are not installed.
...... PALAKKAD
1. Special sub jail Palakkad
2. Special sub jail, Chittur
3. Sub jail Alathur
4. Sub Jail , Ottappalam
1. SPECIAL SUB JAIL PALAKKAD
Team Sub Judge & Secretary of DLSA, Staff of DLSA, Para Legal Volunteer, Law Students
Date 5/1/2018
No. of inmates 178
Authorised accommodation 32
Uts/RTs 176
The main object of prison is to reform the inmates into good citizen of the society by providing them with useful skills, education etc.
1. Jail population: The Special Sub Jail Palakkad is housed in a very old building. The jail consists of two blocks, one for men and the other for women. The Female block consists of two cells with 10 inmates. In the male block, there are 24 cells with about 145 male inmates. The space available is inadequate.
The cells are overcrowded.
2. Library: The inmates are allowed to read books and periodicals in the library whenever they wish. A separate room is not provided for the library. The inmates are provided with pen and paper to write letters, requests and
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3. Hygiene: The hygiene and neatness of the sub jail is not satisfactory. Waste disposal and cleaning are not done properly; they have a bio gas plant. The
cells of inmates are cleaned by themselves; also there is toilet in every cell.
4. Contact with outside world: The family members are allowed to visit the inmate and each inmate is allowed with the time of five minutes to talk to them. Extra time is given in certain cases. A separate visitors room is not
provided.
5. Medical care: All the members are given good medical care and doctors are available in emergency situations. Para medical staff/ nursing staff is not available in the jail. Several programmes on awareness about health were also conducted in the jail. The inmates are provided with very healthy and hygienic food. Each person is served with about 250 grams of food and everyone has
their own plate. They have no complaints about the food.
6. There is no emergency bell. The inmates make sound using the plates in case of emergency. A wall clock is not provided. The jail has only 26 cells in total with nine bathrooms and toilets for the use of 155 inmates (male 145, female 10). The inmates celebrate all the special events. And in Palakkad jail there no
inmates suffering from mental disorder.
7. Wages for the job: Every job in the jail is done by the inmate themselves and those who are doing jobs are paid with a certain amount which is handed over to them on release, and it is paid only to those who does the work. There may be both literate and illiterate inmates in every jail so it is necessary to educate them about the legal aspects of their case and to provide legal aid to get the
bail. 8. Legal aid clinic: The panel lawyers are visiting the jail with the Para legal
volunteers on the direction given by the District Legal Services Authority.
9. Meditation and yoga: The Jail provides facility for Yoga and also facility for
worship.
10. Recreation: Festivals like Onam, Christmas, Ramsan, etc. are celebrated. The Jail anniversary is also celebrated wherein the prisoners can sing songs act in
drama etc. These facilities are provided with the help of NGOs.
11. Complaint box: A complaint box is available in the prison.
Suggestions
More spacious cells are needed Para medical staff and nursing staff may be made available Surroundings should be neat and hygienic. Separate visitors room may be provided More toilets are required The time given for making telephone call to the relative may be extended. Kitchen and toilets have to be more hygienic Continuous free legal aid should be provided to the inmates. A common clock should be provided. Most inmates do not have enough positive attitude towards prison conditions. This needs to be changed. The common problem in all Jails is that prisoners are not taken to Courts regularly due to lack of Escort. Video Conferencing is not available in the Jails though equipments have been installed.
The cleanliness, hygiene and food in all Jails in the District is satisfactory and no complaints were noted. However in a few Jails the number of toilets and bathrooms were found to be insufficient due to overcrowding.
There are no common rooms for conducting meetings and classes in the Jails. Jails do not have separate visitor’s rooms and rooms for legal aid clinics
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except the Sub Jail, Ernakulam.
Though there are ceiling fans in the cells, exhaust fans are absent in most Jail cells in the District.
Though indoor games like caroms, chess etc are available in all Jails, very few Jails have facilities for outdoor games and physical exercise for the inmates.
In all the Jails, under trials and convicts are housed together. Further there is no segregation of first time offenders and repeated offenders.
There is lack of counseling and other activities like yoga, meditation etc which is vital for the mental well being of inmates. Presently, counselling is confined to religious counselling barring the Observation Home for Boys, Kakkanad where there is an Official Counsellor.
Though Legal Aid Clinics are functioning in all the Jails and though Panel Lawyers are deputed on four days every week, the inmates were generally not satisfied with the legal aid provided and its follow up in Courts 2. SPECIAL SUB JAIL, CHITTUR
Team Sub Judge & Secretary of DLSA, Staff of DLSA, Para Legal Volunteer, Law Students
Date 6/1/2018
No. of inmates 42
Authorised accommodation 30
Uts/RTs 42
1. The special sub Jail Chittur has more space. The premises are very clean.
Pesticides free vegetable cultivation is done in the prison.
2. Hygiene: There was mismatch in the opinion between inmates about the neatness of toilets and bathrooms. Some are of the opinion that the toilets are neat and clean but few denied the same. The study team reported that
condition of the toilets is satisfactory at the time of their visit.
3. Cleanliness: The wastes are disposed in small pits without segregation.
4. Physical infrastructure: Visitors room and canteen are not available.
5. Complaint box: A complaint box is in place. However paper or pen is given to
the inmates for writing ! 6. Legal aid clinic: It is functional. The Legal Aid counsel is not visiting the jail with the Para legal volunteer. They are not aware of the service which is provided by the legal services authority. The inmates are not aware of the
punishment that could be imposed.
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Suggestions
A visiting room should be provided.
For addressing written complaints to the Superintendent, they should be provided with paper and pen.
Closed toilets and bathrooms should be provided to the inmates.
A clock must be provided.
A common room shall be provided.
The visit of jail visiting lawyers and PLV should be streamlined.
3. SUB JAIL ALATHUR
Team Sub Judge & Secretary of DLSA, Staff of DLSA, Para Legal Volunteer, Law Students
Date 6/1/2018
No. of inmates 43
Authorised accommodation 23
Uts/RTs 43
The sub Jail, Alathur is very small in size. The number of inmates was very low. The women prisoners were not accommodated. 1. Hygiene and cleanliness: Necessary space was provided in each cell. There was water logging in the jail. The water from the jail could not be let out as the Govt. hospital Alathur is situated next to the property. On enquiry, it is found that a proposal has been made to PWD for constructing pits to deal
with this problem.
2. Medical care: The services of doctors and issuance of medicine is provided as and when required. The doctors visit the prison periodically to check the patients. There are no special patients infected with TB, HIV etc. No para medical staff/ nursing staff is available in this jail. The medical facility such as ambulance service, visit of specialist doctors, etc. are available only on call. A small dispensary for providing medicines for minor injuries and diseases is
present in the jail. 3. Kitchen: Kitchen is clean and well maintained. The requiredQuantity of food, as per rule is being provided to the inmates, which includes rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet like rice gruel is provided to sick persons. In case KeLSA Prisons in Kerala
of any recommendation of medical officials, diet of the individual prisoners
will be modified.
4. Toilet: Toilets are clean. Number of toilet is insufficient. 5. Library: The inmates are provided with books to read. They are involved in
recreation.
6. Visitors room: A separate visitors room is not provided. 7. Work allotted to the inmates: The inmates of the jail are allotted with various jobs such as cooking, cleaning etc as suitable to their physical abilities. The
wages for the same is paid on the date of release. 8. Nature of inmates: The Sub jail has only the jurisdiction to confine persons sentenced to undergo imprisonment up to one month besides remand/under trail prisoners. In certain situations, they are allowed to meet their advocates
with special permission.
9. Complaint box: A complaint box is available in the prison.
10. CCTV cameras: CCTV Cameras are installed in the jail
` 4. SUB JAIL OTTAPPALAM
Team Sub Judge & Secretary of DLSA, Staff of DLSA, Para Legal Volunteer, Law Students
Date 6/1/2018
No. of inmates 52
Authorised accommodation 24
Uts/RTs 51
1. Hygiene: The premises were generally clean. Insecticides were sprayed
periodically.
2. Health Status of Prisoners: The prisoners are provided with clean water and food. Sufficient light and air is available inside the prison cell through windows. The services of doctors and issuance of medicine is provided as and when required. The doctors visit the prison periodically to check the patients. There are no special patients infected with TB, HIV etc. Para Medical staff/ nursing staff is available. The medical facility such as ambulance service, visit of specialist doctors, etc. are available only on call. A small dispensary for
providing medicines for minor injuries and diseases is present in the jail.
3. Unnatural death: There has been cases of unnatural death (suicide) reported in Sub Jail Ottapalam. But it is reported that even though the prisoners were remanded by Magistrate, they had not been brought to the jail. The prisoners were taken to the hospital directly and death had occurred. However, as they were remanded by the magistrate, it was considered that the death had taken place in jail. Steps are being taken to reduce the suicide behaviour of
prisoners and to make them mentally strong.
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4. Meditation, Yoga and Counselling: Counselors visit the jails to interact with the prisoners and yoga training and other training by Sarva Siksha Abhiyan are
being conducted in the Jails. 5. Legal aid clinic: The advocates and Para Legal Volunteers visit jail. They are
legal aid to the inmates. 6. Kitchen and cleanliness: The team visited the kitchen of the jail and personally verified the food that is cooked. Inmates who are good in cooking are deputed for kitchen duty. On interacting with the prisoners, it is understood that the required quantity as per law is being provided which includes rice, vegetables, wheat and meat. Special diet like rice gruel is provided to sick persons. In case of any recommendation of medical officials,
diet of the individual prisoners will be modified.
7. Infrastructure facility: Eventhougn there is no specific room for library, books are available for the prisoners. The inmates can collect the books and return
after reading.
8. Television: Inmates are permitted to watch TV during specified times.
9. Toilets and other amenities: Sufficient toilets are available in the jail. The
inmates take bath in open place. Washbasin is not provided in the cell. 10. Water: Water tank and bore-well are also available. It is stated that during peak summer there is some shortage of water. No water harvesting facility is
present in any of the jails. If it is constructed this problem can be solved. 11. Other amenities: No ceiling fan is seen in cells. Exhaust fan is found. Blanket and bedding is provided to the inmates. There is separate visitors room in sub
jail, Ottappalam. CCTV facility is available in the prison. Educational and Vocational Training: As the inmates are remanded prisoners there is no chance for providing long term education or vocational training. However short term vocational training like making soap, handicrafts etc. is
arranged by prison officials with the help of voluntary organizations.
12. As there is lack of space for outdoor games, Indoor games like Chess, Ludo, etc
are encouraged in the prison.
ISSUES NEED CONSIDERATION
Need of closed bathrooms
Scarcity of water during summer
Findings and Suggestions
The Police department has to provide required escort for producing prisoners regularly before court.
There should be a doctor appointed in each Jail or there should be a daily visit by a government Doctor to each Jail for checking the health issued of inmates.
The provision for meditation, Yoga and other outdoor games is to be provided. However in the absence of sufficient space it may not feasible in the present a The only solution to this is construct new building for jails or acquire land adjacent to the Jail to get extra space.
The provisions for video conferencing is to be made available in all the
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Jails.
One welfare Officer each is to be appointed in all the jails or one Officer can be appointed for all the four Jails.
It would be helpful if the food and safety departments conducts periodical enquiry regarding the standard of the food supplied to the prisoners.
Maintenance of a register containing details of the counsel engaged or appointed in the case with updated case status is necessary
MALAPPURAM
There are four Sub Jails in Malappuram District.
1. Special Sub Jail Manjeri. (1929)
2. Sub Jail, Tirur (1908)
3. Sub Jail Ponnani (1887)
4. Sub Jail, Perinthalmanna (1960)
1. SUB JAIL, MANJERI
Team Secretary, DLSA
Date 2/11/2017
No. of inmates 93
Authorised accommodation 27Male + 12 Female
Uts/RTs 92
Sub Jail, Manjeri was established in the year 1929. Even though it was upgraded as the special Sub Jail recently, no additional facilities have been
provided nor the staff strength have been increased.
The prisoners are accommodated in 12 cells. The 12 cells are provided in two buildings. In the first building there are 7 cells and in the second building
there are 5 cells. The cell in the 2nd building is very narrow and congested.
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1. Bathroom and toilets: There are 12 toilets outside the cells and 12 small bath rooms in the cells. Only a common bathing area is provided. No bathrooms are
seen provided.
2. Cleanliness and sanitation: The overall cleanliness is satisfactory. The cells are neat and tidy. Food waste is being collected by the outside agencies once in two days. Other waste is deposited in the area earmarked. Garbage segregation facilities are provided for segregating the garbage. Barracks are in good condition. But the problem of overcrowding is there. Leaking taps. Kitchen and cooking area, Canteens, Corridors, and Open Areas are keeping in
good condition.
3. Health care facilities: There is no health care facility in the jail. The prisoners stated that if the authorities permit at least half an hour walk in the jail premises during morning and evening every day it will be a great thing. But
they are not reportedly permitted to walk.
4. Water availability: Another thing noted is that there is no water scarcity in this jail. The prisoners are not permitted to wash clothes every day. They are
permitted to wash clothes only once in a week.
5. Treatment facilities: The doctor visits the jail once in a week. He is also attending emergency calls from the jail. The duty doctor must visit every cell and give treatment facilities to the needy. Para Medical staff and Nursing staff
are not provided.
6. Facility of bedding: The prisoners are not provided with bed. Only Derry (jamukkalam) or mat (pulpaya) is provided. Sufficient number of bed, mat, bed-
sheets, and blankets is not available in the jail. 7. Environment: Only a small area is available for Greenery – upkeep and
Additions
8. Food: Food is supplied as per the jail menu. Cooking is done by the prisoners. It is the common allegation that food is sub standard, because the persons cooking food are inexperienced. It is one of the suggestions that a post of cook in every jail has to be sanctioned and the prisoners can be used to assist the cook in cooking. If the inexperienced prisoners are given the charge of kitchen
the quality of food cannot be ensured.
9. Vocational training: Tailoring, Plumbing, Painting, Handicrafts, Carpentry, Distance education, Outdoor games and activities, Schooling and other facilities for children of women inmates, Composting, Beauty Parlour, Crèche,
Embroidery, Other vocational training are not provided in cell.
10. Drinking water: Water is supplied by the Water Authority. A bore-well is available. Scarcity of water is not there. Moreover, there are three tanks having a capacity of 2000 litres, 500 litres, and 3000 litres respectively. The
total storage capacity is 5500 litres.
11. Living space: A room with a measurement of 16 x 16 feet is used as living room. Cultural programmes, legal awareness class etc., are being conducted in this space. T.V is provided in the veranda/corridor. Prayers are conducted in the cells itself as no separate room is provided for prayers. A priest from the
Christian church often reaches prison during prayers.
12. Library: A small library is there. As per the register there are 1041 books. During 2013, books amounting to Rs: 20000/- has been purchased. During
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2015, the MES College, Ponnani donated some books to the jail Library.
Newspaper in vernacular language is available.
13. Facility for literacy, continued education & vocational training: There were
no inmates, who required continuing education or vocational training.
14. Complaints: Complaint box is available; every month the complaint box is being opened by the Sessions Judge. Necessary action is taken on the
complaint.
15. Jail population: Registered capacity of the jail is: Men -27; Women: 12. The
strength as on 2.11.2017 was; Men -110 and women: - 02.
16. Legal aid: Legal Aid Clinic is functioning in the jail effectively. Separate room is not provided. A Panel Lawyer and a PLV are providing the necessary legal assistance to the inmates. It is important to ensure that the panel lawyer and
PLV are able to meet the inmates in the cells itself regularly.
17. Facility for communication: The prisoners are entitled to communicate with their family members & friends twice in a week. The prisoners are allowed to speak to family members through the land line phone in the jail. They are
allowed to communicate and consult with their lawyer.
Matters require attention
Overcrowding is a serious problem.
The ceiling of the cells is very low and the roofing is made of asbestos sheet. There is no facility for installing fan or lights in these buildings. A light (tube/bulb) was seen in front of the entrance to the cell to provide light in the cells. The condition of the inmates is precarious during summer. The cells housed in this building have to be shifted to more spacious rooms with enough air passage and ventilation
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2. SUB JAILS, PONNANI AND TIRUR
The Secretary, DLSA has reported that the Sub Jail at Tirur is not functional now. The inmates in the said jail were transferred to the Sub Jail, Ponnani.
Therefore, a separate study was not conducted in respect of Sub Jail, Tirur
SUB JAIL, PONNANI
Team Secretary, DLSA
Date 15/11/2017
No. of inmates 24
Authorised accommodation 19
Uts/RTs 21
The sub jail, Ponnani, situated at Kodathipadi in Ponnani Nagar is the oldest jail in Malappuram District. It was started as a jail during the reign of the
British in A.D. 1887.
It was upgraded to the status of a sub jail in the year 1888. Now it is
functioning in a building constructed after independence.
There are 5 cells. The capacity is 19 persons whereas the number of persons
accommodated at the time of visit was 39.
1. Hygiene: There is one common open bathroom. The water storage area and the bathing area have been tiled and are clean and hygienic. The bathing area is covered by a wall having a height of one meter. Uninterrupted water supply is available at the bathing area. There are six latrines constructed in a row outside the cells. The latrines are provided with half doors. Five latrines are provided with Indian closet and one latrine is provided with European closet. The floor of the latrines is tiled. There is uninterrupted water supply in all the latrines. Lavatories are there in every cell. There is Indian type closet in every lavatory and the partition wall is about one meter height. Uninterrupted water supply is there in every lavatory. The floor and partition wall are tiled. The lavatory is cleaned by the prisoners themselves and the cleanliness is average. It is said that the lavatory is intended to be used only in emergency and during
night.
2. Cleanliness and sanitation: The cleanliness of cells, the lavatory, the latrines, the common bath area, and the jail premises is average. The cleaning and sanitary works are being done by the inmates themselves. Sanitary materials
are being supplied by the department.
3. Medical facility: The doctor visits the jail once in a week. He is also attending emergency calls from the jail. The duty doctor must visit every cell and give treatment facilities to the needy. Para Medical staff and Nursing staff are not
provided.
4. Food: Food is prepared by the inmates themselves as per the menu. The prisoners who are put in charge of the kitchen are paid Rs. 55 per day as
wages.
5. Facility for literacy, continued education & vocational training: There were no inmates who required continuing education and vocational training. Therefore
the said facility is not available.
6. Compliance of directions of Central & State Government: The directions issued by the central & state government from time to time, are being
followed strictly.
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7. Timely payment of dues of inmates: All the inmates are being paid timely for
the services given in the jail.
8. Complaints: Complaint box is available; The complaint box is being opened by the Principal District and Sessions Judge every month. Action is taken on the
complaint.
9. Cultural & recreational activities: Onam, Jail day and the Kerala Piravy day are
celebrated.
10. Legal aid: Legal Aid Clinic is functioning effectively. Panel Lawyer and PLV are
providing necessary legal assistance.
11. Timely payment of dues of inmates: All the inmates are being paid timely for
the work done in the jail.
12. Drinking water: Water is supplied by the Water Authority. A well is also there. A fiber tank with a capacity of 10000 litres is used for storing water to ensure uninterrupted water supply. The inmates can use hot water as well as filtered
water.. Hot water is stored in steel vessels of 5 to10 litres in every cell.
13. Living space: There is no space which can be termed as living space. There are only locked cells/lock-ups and there will be five or more persons in every such cell. There are two fans in every cell. But the inmates say that there is no permission to use the fans during day time even if it is the very hot summer days. When the officers said that the fans will get damaged if used the whole
day. The entire jail uses solar energy.
14. Facilities for prayers: There is no prayer hall nor is there any separate space for prayer. At times a priest from a Christian church comes to the jail for prayers. No priest from other religions visits to the jail for prayers. Any willing inmate
can join the prayer session of the priest from the Christian church.
15. Library: There is a small library in the jail. Books are issued to the inmates. The books are not stored properly in a systematic manner. The library room has an area of 7 x 14 feet. Library is not provided with a fan. There is one newspaper (the Mathrubhumi) and one magazine the ‘Mathrubhumi Weekly’ available in
the library. Maintenance work has to be carried out.
16. Facility for communication: The prisoners are permitted to make telephone calls using the coin box facility only on one or two fixed days in a week. When a person is remanded to custody, his cell phone/mobile phone etc., are taken into custody and the phones are switched off. As a result, the person cannot have access to any number because; it is the habit of all persons using cell phones to save the numbers in the phone instead of keeping a telephone directory or remembering the numbers. As such, it is very harsh to prevent the inmates from using their phone. The inmates have complaints on this issue
against the jail authorities.
17. CCTV cameras
18. Four cameras have been installed at strategic locations in & outside the jail.
The all cameras are in good working condition.
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3. SUB JAIL, PERINTHALMANNA
Team Secretary, DLSA
Date 4/11/2017
No. of inmates 40
Authorised accommodation 28
Uts/RTs 40
The sub jail, Perinthalmanna was established in the year 1960. There are
seven cells. The capacity of the jail is 27 inmates.
No women prisoners.
1. Hygiene: Toilets and bathrooms are in very good condition. The water storage area and the bathing area have been tiled and are clean and hygienic. Uninterrupted water supply is available at the bathing area. Insecticide spray is
sprayed by municipal authority every week.
2. Cleanliness: The cell, the latrines, the canteens, the corridors, the barracks, and the open area are clean. The cleaning and sanitary works are being done by the inmates themselves. Sanitary materials are being supplied by the department. The prisoners keep the food-wastes in a plastic bucket near the
lavatory within the cell till it is removed in the next morning.
3. Health: Water is supplied by the Water Authority. Hot water and water filter are also provided. The inmates are allowed to bath and wash clothes every
day. The cells are congested. The size of the cells and barracks is 4 x 4 meters.
4. Medical facility: The service of a doctor is available. The doctor visits the jail
every Saturday and on call on other days. 5. Compliance of directions of Central & State Government: The directions issued by the central & state government, from time to time, are being
followed strictly.
6. Food: Food is prepared by the inmates themselves as per the menu. The prisoners, who are put in charge of the kitchen, are paid Rs: 55 per day as wages. The quality and standard of food depends upon the experienced and expertise of the inmates, who are put in-charge of the kitchen. When the experienced persons are released on bail or otherwise, the quality of food
becomes very poor. It is necessary to appoint a cook.
7. Library: The library has a stock of 1484 books as per the register. Newspapers
and magazines are also available.
8. Facility for literacy, continued education & vocational training: There are no
inmates who require continuing education or vocational training.
9. Cultural & recreational activities: Onam, jail day and Kerala Piravy day are
celebrated.
10. Timely payment of dues of inmates: All the inmates are being paid timely for
their services rendered in the jail.
11. Legal aid: The legal aid clinic functions effectively through timely assistance
from the panel lawyer and PLV.
12. Facility for communication: The prisoners are entitled to communicate with their family members & friends twice in a week. 15 to 20 minutes meeting time is allowed to family members and outsiders to meet the prisoner. The prisoners are allowed to speak to family members through the land line phone
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13. Complaint Box: A Complaint box is available near the cell. The complaint
redressal system is working effectively.
14. Jail population: There were 47 inmates as against the capacity of 27
15. Bedding, blankets, clothes: The prisoners are not provided with bed. They are provided with Derry (jamukkalam) or mat (pulpaya). Sufficient numbers of
bedding, mats, bed-sheets, blankets are available in the jail.
16. Study by district & sessions judges/district collector: The district judge visits
the jail regularly, which is not so in the case of District Collector.
17. CCTV cameras: There are five cameras installed at strategic locations in &
outside the central jail. All the cameras are in working condition.
Recommendations/Suggestions
COURTEOUS BEHAVIOR FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE JAIL: The officers of the jail are expected to behave courteously to the inmates and visitors. The provisions contained in the jail manual has to be followed scrupulously. It is ideal to constitute a team consisting of at least one judicial officer to conduct surprise inspections of the jails.
Facilities for communication: One of the complaints widely raised by prisoners in all jails is that they are not getting opportunities to communicate with their family and friends. The jail authorities deny their request on the ground of security. They permit the prisoners to communicate with their family/friends only once or twice in a week. We find it insufficient and suggest that the prisoners may be given opportunity to communicate with their family and friends at least once in two days, if not daily. This will to a great extend help to alleviate the pressure and anxiety of isolation and will help to improve the mental health of the prisoners.
Separation of first offenders from habitual offenders: The first offenders are not segregated from habitual offenders. The first offenders may be separated from habitual offenders. If the first offender is given a chance to mingle with the habitual offenders, there is every chance for him to become a hardened criminal. This practice may be stopped and necessary arrangements have to be made to separate the offenders as first offenders and habitual offenders. The facilities in the jail will have to be improved.
Library and Books: The jail library has to be renovated and modernized. Latest books have to be included in the library. Books that will help in personality development have to be made part of the library.
Practices of Yoga & Meditation: All the prisoners in the jail should be given the opportunity to train and practice Yoga & Meditation as a good method to improve mental and physical health and to promote positive thinking. Therefore, it is our humble suggestion that Yoga & Meditation may be made compulsory in all jail.
Service of Psychiatric Social worker/ Counsellor: The prisoners may be given personality development classes and counseling. This will help to reform the criminals in the prisoners as good citizens. Therefore, necessary arrangements may be made with the nearest Government Mental Hospital to depute a Psychiatric social worker/counsellor for the jails at least once in a week.
Steps to ensure uninterrupted water supply in jails: The state government has to, by co-ordinating all the departments concerned and by allotting necessary funds , ensure uninterrupted water supply on 24x7 hour basis in all jails. It is the duty of the State Administration to provide all necessary basic amenities to them. In most of the jails scarcity of water is a serious issue. This should be solved immediately and permanently.
Providing Mosquito Nets/Mosquito Repellents: It is a known fact that the cause of many epidemic diseases in the present day is mosquitoes. The jails in the District is the breeding centres of mosquitoes. This state of affairs has to be changed. Hence steps may be taken to destroy the mosquitoes near the jail premises by affording scientific methods. As an immediate and temporary measure mosquito nets may be fixed covering all openings to the jail building and mosquito repellents may be supplied to the prisoners.
Permission to wear shirts: Wearing a shirt is one of the minimum necessities for every man. But the jail authorities do not permit the prisoners to wear shirts within the cells or when they are in the jail
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premises. Rules may be amended, if required.
White washing & Painting: The appearance of all the jails are very poor and shabby. Therefore, steps may be taken urgently to undertake white washing and painting works in the jails on an emergency basis
.
KOZHIKKODE
1. District Jail ,Kozhikode
2. Special Sub Jail, Kozhikode
3. 3.Sub Jail, Vadakara
4. 4.Sub Jail Koyilandi
1. District Jail, Kozhikode
Team Additional District Judge M.P Jayaraj , Secretary, DLSA, Sri.Unnikrishnan. A.V, Sub Judge, Sri. Saju Philip, Advocate and Para Legal Volunteer Date 09.01.2018
No. of inmates 230
Authorised accommodation 262
Uts/RTs 213
The old block of Jail is about 150 years old and noticed that support had been
given to the roof of varanda with iron.
There was a Board showing the number of inmates, number of convicted and the number of under trails. No other board conveying information could be
seen
1. Kitchen: Cleanliness was seen maintained. Food is being supplied thrice a day
as follows:
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Morning: Upma, Chappathi, Idli or dosa (Any one of the items) .Bengal
gram curry is being supplied with chapatti.
Noon: Rice and kappa curry or kappa puzhukku. Mutton curry is being
provided once in a week and fish curry twice a week.
Evening: Rice and Kappa curry or kappa puzhukku. The dinner is being supplied between 3 pm and 4 pm. Therefore prisoner do not get hot food
for dinner.
2. Dispensary: Doctors visit the dispensary twice a week. However specialist
doctors do not visit the Jail. Ambulance and stretcher are available.
3. Library: There is a small library attached to the Jail. A television is available.
4. Cells: There is total number of 51 cells in the Jail. The male cells are over
crowded
5. Waste disposal mechanism: There is no waste disposal plant and the waste goes to public drainage outside .The drainage channels are open and not
closed. 6. CCTV and video conferencing facility: CCTV cameras are functional. There is
facility of video conferencing .
OTHER ISSUES
7. The tanks for taking bath are not tiled at the bottom. The prisoners take bath
in groups near the tank taking water using small containers or bucket.
Suggestions
Counselors may be appointed for the purpose of rehabilitation of
prisoners.
Jail visiting panel lawyers are not being permitted to go the cells to meet prisoners .The prisoners are being brought to the space provided
for legal aid clinic to meet lawyers
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2. SPECIAL SUB JAIL KOZHIKODE
Team Sri. K. Soman, Additional District Judge, Sri.M.P Jayaraj, Secretary, DLSA, Sri.Unnikrishnan. A.V, Sub Judge, Sri. Saju Philip, Advocate and Para Legal Volunteer Date 10.01.2018
No. of inmates 54
Authorised accommodation 50
Uts/RTs 54
There is a Board showing the number of inmates, number of convicted and the number of under trails.
Daily menu and the calorie of food supplied is not displayed
1. Hygiene: Pesticides are not seen used in the jail. The condition of the sewage is good and drainage system is without slab, but does not emit foul smell due to that. The condition of toilets and bathrooms is average. Soap, tooth paste
etc are supplied by the department. The drainage system is proper.
2. Cleanliness: No garbage collection is seen. Visitors room, kitchen, corridors, common space and the surroundings of the jail is clean. The open space provided to the prisoners is clean. No leakage was noticed in the plumbing system. Canteen is not available.The prisoners wash their clothes themselves & also wash their own bed sheets in the open space provided for the same.
Blanket is not provided to the inmates.
3. Drinking water: Boiled water is provided for drinking.
4. Lighting: Natural and artificial light is available . 5. Medical facility: Specialist doctors are not available. Doctors are available in the jail once in a week. Para medical staff visits the jail whenever required. Medical records are stored in computer Dispensary is not set up to deal with minor health issues. There were no cases of persons suffering from mental
illness and
6. Library: There is a small library room attached to the jail. Books are distributed
to the inmates from the library. TV is installed in the library.
7. Food: Good quality food is distributed to the inmates according to the rules of the jail. Special diet is provided for sick prisoners. Every prisoner will be provided with a plate and a glass for taking food. All the prisons provide
varieties of food.
8. Basic amenities: Common room facility and library are provided in the jail. Water taps are available in the cells. Shower is not provided. Wall clock and exhaust fans are not provided. Sufficient number of clean bathrooms and toilets are provided. Rainwater harvesting is not seen. There is no facility to
keep personal belongings of the inmates.
9. Death inside the prison: There was no history of suicide in the prison.
Necessary precautions are taken.
10. CCTV camera: CCTV Camera is functional
11. Video conferencing :Video conferencing facility is not available
12. Recreation: Yoga, Meditation etc are not seen practiced by the inmates. Activities for the spiritual upliftment are not seen. Festivals are celebrated in different times. Inmates are permitted to see films in the jail.
13. Distribution of wages: The wages for work done is distributed to the inmates in time. The inmates do not have account in the nationalized bank.
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14. Legal aid clinic: The legal aid clinic is functioning well. The inmates are satisfied with the services extended by the panel lawyers and the para legal volunteer. A separate room is provided.
15. Communication with the outside world: The inmates have the permission to meet their family members, counsel and friends. They are allowed to speak to the family and friends over phone. The inmates are allowed to see national channels in TV and to read news papers and other publications available in the jail.
16. Complaint box: Complaint box is available in the jail and the same is used by the inmates whenever necessary.
Action required
There is no facility for video conferencing. The tanks used for taking bath are not tiled. The prisoners take bath in groups near the tank taking water using small containers or bucket.
Counselors may be appointed for the purpose of rehabilitation of prisoners
3. Sub Jail , Vadakara
Team Sri. C. Sureshkumar, Sub Judge Adv. K. Lal Mohan, Advocate Sri. Rajan .V, PLV. Date 10.01.2018
Authorised accomodation 13
Number of inmates 31
UTs/RTs 28
1. Display of details of inmates: A Board showing the number of inmates, number of under trials and number of convicts is displayed. 2. Bath room and toilets: There is no direct water supply to the toilets. Bathroom is not there. Only one tub is there. Leakage and overflow in septic tank is noticed.
3. Visitors room: Not available. Doctors visit only on request.
4. Water supply: Water supply from the Kerala Water Authority is not available. There is shortage of water during summer.
5. Electrical wiring: Electricity wiring is not safe. To be rewired.
6. Utensils used: Old aluminum vessels are used for cooking. To be replaced by steel utencils
▪ There is a proposal for shifting the jail to another building. So major works are not being undertaken
▪ Number of cells in the jail:6
▪ Proper ventilation and natural light is not available in cells.
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Cell 1 6. Not in use due to the lack of fan. Used only for transit prisoners.
Cell 2 No of inmates (Remand prisoners 8, convicts 1) Fan and light are there. Toilet is there with only quarter wall. No special case.
Cell3 No of inmates 9 (Remand prisoners 9) Fan and light are there. Toilet is there with only quarter wall. No special case.
Cell 4 No of inmates 4 (Remand prisoners 4) Fan and light are there. Toilet is there with only quarter wall .No special case.
Cell 5 No of inmates 4 (Remand Prisoners 4). Fan and light are there. Toilet is there with full wall. No special case.
Kitchen Food is supplied 4 times a day.
Break Fast Uppumavu and Banana or Chapathi curry. with curry
Lunch Rice with fish for 2 days, with muttonday and for with 1 day vegetable 4 days. and with vegetable 4 days
Evening Tea only
Night Rice with fish curry for 2 days, mutton for 1 day, vegetarian for 4 days. 1 day, vegetarian for 4 days.
4. SUB JAIL, KOYILANDI
Team Shri. K .S. Madhu, Sub Judge
Date 16.11.17.
Authorised accomodation 20
Number of inmates 31
UTs/RTs 31
1. Health: Permanent doctors are not posed. An ENT specialist visits the jail regularly and the medical screening of the prisoners is conducted by him. Facilities for examination of inmates during emergency and for conducting tests are not available in the prison. Patients are being taken to Koyilandy Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, which is situated about 250-300 mtrs away, with the help of policemen and Jail Officials. Only limited medical facilities are
available. 2. Kitchen: Food is served thrice a day. No board showing prescribed calorie
intake and the quantity of the food provided to the inmates. 3. Details of inmates: Details of number of inmates, number of convicts and the
number of under trials is displayed.
4. CCTV cameras: They are in working condition. 5. Toilets: Toilets are not working properly. The septic tank gets filled soon, when
the number of inmates goes up.
Suggestions
No separate room for legal services clinics
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WAYANAD
1. District Jail Mananthavadi
2. Sub jail vythiri
1. District Jail Mananthavady
Team Secretary, DLSA, Advocates, Secretary, TLSC, Vythiri, Project Asst, PLVs Date 27.11.17 to 29.11.18
Authorised accomodation 80
No. of Inmates 53
UTs/RTs 44
The District Jail Mananthavady is situated in one acre 63 cents of land. It is
comparatively a new building.
There are 9 cells for the male prisoners. The Cell for the woman prisoners
is not started functioning as the work is not completed.
Overcrowding is the main problem in this Jail. There is shortage of staff
1. Hygiene: Separate bathrooms are not there. There was no foul smell. All the cells are provided with a closet covered by a half wall for use during night. The
number of toilets is not adequate.
2. Cleanliness: There is garbage collection in the jail. The kitchen is somewhat neat with tile flooring. The facilities are to be improved, like the place for cleaning the utensils and the place for keeping the food. Food waste is disposed of properly. The facility for drinking water is good. A water filter has
to be provided.
3. Food and Health: The inmates are allowed to bath only during evening though
some inmates want to take bath in the morning. They can wash their clothes.
4. Cells: Proper ventilation is there in the cells. Food is provided in time as per the menu. The team saw one superintendent testing the tea before it is
served to the inmates. Health issues were not noted or reported.
5. Medical Facility: There is no hospital or dispensary in the prison. A doctor, not a specialist, deputed from the nearest Govt. Hospital is visiting the concerned jail once in a weak. There were no cases of HIV or TB. In case of urgency the inmates will be taken to the nearest hospital. A medical journal is maintained in the prison to record the medical history of every inmate. Ambulance and
stretcher is not available.
6. Legal aid: Legal Aid clinic is functional and visited by panel lawyer and PLV regularly. A separate room is not provided for the legal aid clinic. Legal aid is
given to the inmates promptly.
7. Jail population and the staff strength in jails: The total staff strength in Mananthavady district jail is 14, which is less when compared to the number of inmates. The overcrowding is there in each cell. It is really an inhuman condition. The inmates are under trial prisoners. The staff strength for a district jail is not there in the district jail Mananthavady. The common space
provided is not sufficient compared to the number of inmates.
8. Library: No separate library is provided, though books are available for
reading.
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9. Contact with outside world: The times given for interaction with the relatives
are 10 to 15 minutes. The facility to contact over telephone is also there.
SUGGESTIONS
There is overcrowding in the jails. Adequate infrastructure is
required
The staff strength may be increased. The building of the Vythiri Sub jail has to be reconstructed as it is very
old, (built during the British period).
The bathing and toilet facilities may be increased.
There should be facility for separate legal aid clinic.
Ambulance facility to be provided.
2. SUB JAIL VYTHIRI
Team Sub Judge, Advocates, Secretary ,TLSC, Vythiri, Project Assistant, DLSA and PLVs
Date 27.11.17 to 29.11.18
Authorised accomodation 22
No. of Inmates 39
UTs/ RTs 38
Sub Jail, Vythiri is situated in a property having an extent of 27 cents. 8 Cells
are there in the men’s section.
Only one lady prisoner was there. There are two cells for women.
The male prisoners are overcrowded. They are kept in the cells due to shortage of staff. The cells are very small and built during the period of
British. 7 to 8 prisoners are kept inside one cell.
1. Hygiene: Separate bathrooms are there. There was no foul smell from the bathrooms. All the cells are provided with a closed for use during night. The number of toilets are not enough when compared to the number of inmates. The food is supplied in the open space in front of the cells which is close to the
toilets. It has to be avoided.
2. Cleanliness: There is garbage collection in the jail. The kitchen is somewhat neat with tile flooring. All the facilities are to be improved especially the place for cleaning the utensils and the place for keeping the foods. Food waste was not there. Drinking water is provided. Water filter has to be provided apart
from providing drinking water inside the cell.
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3. Food and health: The inmates are allowed to bath only during evening, though a few inmates prefer to take bath in the morning. They can wash their cloths. Necessary ventilation is there in the cells. Food is provided in time as per the menu. I have seen one superintendent testing the tea before giving to the prisoner. Health issues were not noted or reported. The inmates were
generally healthy.
4. Medical facility: There is no hospital or dispensary in the prison. Doctor who is deputed from the nearest Govt. Hospital is visiting jail once in a weak. The inmates are not affected with HIV or TB. In case of urgency the inmates are taken to the nearest hospital. A medical journal is maintained in the prison to record the medical history of each inmate. The specialist doctors are not
visiting the jail. The ambulance/structure facilities are not there in the jail.
5. Legal aid: Panel lawyers and Para Legal Volunteers are visiting the jail legal aid clinic as per rules. There is no separate room provided for the functioning of
the legal services clinic in this jail.
6. Jail population and the staff strength in jails: The total staff strength in the Sub jail Vythiri is 18. The overcrowding is there in each cell. The common
space provided is not sufficient compared to the inmates.
7. Library: A separate library is not there, though books are available for reading.
8. Contact with outside world: The inmates are allowed to interact with the
relatives for about 10-15 mts and also over phone.
SUGGESTIONS
More space is required in the cells to avoid overcrowding Need for more toilets It is necessary to start a clinic or dispensary in the jail The facility for ambulance may be provided in the jail itself. The number of doctors may be increased. A separate room is required for legal aid clinic
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KANNUR
1. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Kannur 2. Women Prison and Correctional Home ,Kannur 3. District Jail, Kannur 4. Special Sub Jail, Kannur 5. Special Sub Jail, Thalassery 6. Sub Jail, Kannur
1. Central Prison and Correctional Home, Kannur
Team Sri.N.R.KrishnaKumar,Judge,FamilyCourt, Kannur,Smt.Jiju.M.Advocate,Kannurand Sri.K.P.Mohanan. Para legal Volunteer, Kannur Date of visit 06.11.17 TO 10.11.17
Authorised accomodation 986
No. of inmates 1011
UTs/ RTs 163
2. Physical infrastructure: All the 10 blocks of the prison are located around the central tower. The main objective of such a construction is that each and every prisoner of these ten blocks has to move past the Central Tower before he could move out. The office of the Prison Officer is in the Central Tower and thus the whole set up makes it easy to keep an eye on the movement of
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3. Hygiene: As there is strict direction from the jail authorities not to use insecticides inside the prison, the jail and premises are cleaned daily by the prisoners with phenol and bleaching powder. There are sufficient numbers of toilets in the jail and they are clean. In 2nd and 10th block the condition of toilets is pathetic. Tiles are disheveled and needs repairing. Sewage system and drains are clear and as the toilets and bathrooms are cleaned regularly no scope for foul smell in the cells. The prisoners can buy the toiletries from the canteen. coconut oil and gingili oil are provided free once in a week for
bathing. Bathrooms are door less.
4. Cleanliness: Plastic wastes are collected by Municipality and dumped outside. Other organic wastes are either burned inside the jail premises or used as manure. Plastic and organic wastes are collected by municipality and recycled. Barracks are kept clean. Three layered grill separates the prisoners from the visitors. Waiting room for visitors is a bit far from the visitors room which is in good condition and maintained well. There is no proper building for canteen. The items are kept in the central tower. Corridors and open areas are there and
maintained well.
5. Health: Washing stones are seen near the common bath area. Apart from these jail also provides free dhobi service. To the supply of hot water to the inmates sufficient number of hot water pipes are seen from where the prisoners can collect water as and when needed. There are well ventilated
spacious cells and barracks with sufficient lighting.
6. Medical facility: Two Allopathic doctors are available daily. Homeo ayurvedic and psychiatry doctors visit the place one in a week. Dental surgeon visits twice a week. Service of doctors is not available round the clock. Doctors are
on duty from 9.30 to 1 p.m. sufficient quantity of medicines are available in the prison. Patients suffering from HIV TB etc are kept separately. The service of paramedical staff is a necessity .The medical records are computerized. There are 10 mental health issues and 5 physically handicapped are reported.
For minor injuries a dispensary is functioning inside the jail.
7. Unnatural death: 2 Accidental deaths and 3 suicides were reported during the
period. Counselling is given to the inmates with tendency to commit suicide.
8. Food: The kitchen is now functioning in the Borstal school building. The floor of the kitchen is broken and uneven, otherwise eat and clean. The new kitchen building is constructed not yet functional. The prisoners are supplied with
quality food more than a person could consume.
9. Basic amenities: The jail has a big common room facility which could accommodate 300 persons at a time. Showers, taps, washbasins etc are not there. 7 rainwater harvesting pits and 32 tanks for collecting rainwater are seen. TV sets are provided in each ward. Ceiling fans are there and exhaust fans are provided only in common toilet and chapatti units. Sufficient number of toilets and bathrooms were provided to the inmates. There are no individual lockers provided for keeping their belongings. Wall clocks are installed in each
cell.
10. Vocational training: The needy inmates are making use of the facility of basic education and other higher educational facilities. Tailoring, plumbing, painting, handicrafts, carpentry, distance education indoor and outdoor game facilities, beauty parlour, embroidery and other vocational training facilities are provided to the inmates. For productive work done by the inmates payments also have
been made to the inmates.
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11. Cultural and recreational activities: Special room is provided for meditation and yoga. Activities for the spiritual upliftment are undertaken in the jail. Counselling is done by the psychiatrist who is visiting the jail once in a week. Drug de addiction programmes also are conducted. To improve the mental health the inmates have the freedom to engage themselves in various
activities such as music, sports etc to keep their mind occupied and pleasant.
12. Payment for the work: The inmates are paid on a monthly basis. 50% of the income goes to their family. 25% of it is given to them when they are released. about 25% is for their personal use. The inmates have account in nationalized
banks but have no freedom to do direct transaction.
13. Legal aid: The legal awareness team deputed from DLSA visits but the team fails to visit the jail regularly. As per the guidelines a team can continue for one month and then comes another team. This causes difficulties. If the same team visits then, it will be more effective for the continuation of activities. It is reported that the legal aid advocates are reluctant to draft appeal petitions.
Bail petitions are attended by remand layers and retainer lawyers.
14. Communication with the outside world: 5 Telephones are provided in the jail for communicating with family members friend and legal counsel between 10.a.m to 5.p.m. They can meet the family and friends. They can take news papers and periodicals to their cells from the library for reading. All the TV
channels are allowed to the inmates.
15. Complaint box: Complaint box is seen in every block. It is opened only from
the chambers of sessions judge and necessary actions are taken.
16. Library: A public library is established in the jail with 13350 different types of books including religious books. The inmates are allowed to borrow the books
and may take it to their cells for reading.
17. Video conferencing facility; The facility is available in the central prison. And it is used only for cases of Court of Session. The accused persons are produced
before the court via video conferencing facility.
18. CCTV cameras: CCTV Cameras have been installed in different parts of jail, but
none of them is in working condition
19. 4G network: The Net work jammers are installed in the prison, but not in
working mode.
20. Canteen: There is no proper room for canteen to function.
21. Space to store goods; Goods are stored in the corner of a room. Needs of the inmates are collected and then goods are supplied to them. A separate room to store the items from where the inmates can select the needed articles is necessary. if a supermarket is opened in jail premises it is sure to bring in
revenue.
Sri.Sunil Babu. C., C-331/15 convicted u/s 376 complained that wages of convicts are to be increased by 20% according to budget but the same is yet to be in force.
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BLOCK WISE DETAILS
Block No.1
No. of Prisoners 13 0
No. of Toilets 29
No. of water tanks 5
No. of common toilets 27
No. of common water tanks 5
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting 1
No. of bed stones 124
No. of individual cell rooms 16
A board showing number of prisoners is seen hanging on the wall adjacent to which a complaint box is also seen. Prisoners may lodge a complaint if any. The complaint box is locked and is opened only from the chambers of the
Sessions Judge.
There are a total number of six rooms in this block. Each room is equipped with 2 fans, 2 tube lights, a radio and a television set common for two rooms which are inter connected . All except the radios and T.V set of first room are in working condition. Each room has a toilet with half door for night use. No taps are provided so that wastage of water can be kept at bay. Instead,
Buckets are provided so that water for night use can be collected.
Individual cell rooms are also seen in the first block. These rooms have no fan but the roofs of the rooms are arch shaped and very high and hence no heat or humidity is felt. Walls are well painted and maintained by the
prisoners. Each room has an open toilet. Again these rooms have no taps. nd 2 Block (Lodges remanded prisoners)
No. of Prisoners : 126
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 22
No. of common water tanks : 2
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : 1
No. of bed stones : 99
No. of individual cell rooms : Nil
Construction wise, similar to the 1st block. This block houses remand prisoners. A Complaint box is seen hanging on the wall. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights, a T.V. set, and a radio which is not functioning. Others are in working condition. Condition of bathrooms is pathetic. Floor is not tiled. The cemented floor is broken and is uneven and water logged. Covering of
the common tank is destroyed.
Block No.3
No. of Prisoners : 120
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
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No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 22
No. of common water tanks : 3
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : Nil
No. of bed stones : 99
Construction is quite similar to the block. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights,
1 LED light, T.V. and radio. All functioning properly.
HOSPITAL
A hospital with 40 beds is functioning inside the jail premises. Service of two permanent doctors, Dr. Pransanth and Dr.Shyni is available from 9.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m. A Surgeon visits the place twice a week. Ayurvedic and Homeo Clinics function once in a week. A Psychiatrist also visits the Jail once in a week, Lab facilities – Lipid profile, Urine, routine, blood routine normal
checkups are carried out.
Block No. 4
No. of Prisoners : 109
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 22
No. of common water tanks : 4
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : 2
No. of bed stones : 99
Construction is quite similar to the first block. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights, 1 LED light, T.V and radio. All functioning properly.
Basheer, C 3289 complaints that the condition of common toilet is really bad. Radhakrishnan, C 1589 complained about the lack of vehicle for taking them to hospital outside as service of Jail doctors are not available after 1.00 p.m.
Block No. 5
No. of Prisoners : 105
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 23
No. of common water tanks : 6
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : 1
No. of bed stones : 99
Construction is quite similar to the first block. Each room has 3 fans, 3 tube lights and radio, all functioning properly. T.V. is not seen. Mosque is in the block and is open only on Fridays. A new building which could accommodate 200 convicts is constructed, but not yet functioning. Water tank for storing
drinking water is untidy.
Block No. 6
No. of Prisoners : 114
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
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No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 25
No. of common water tanks : 4
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : Nil
No. of bed stones : 90
Construction is quite similar to the first block. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights 1 LED lights, T.V and radio. All functioning properly. A Barber shop is
seen in this block.
Block No. 7
No. of Prisoners : 114
No. of Toilets : 5
No. of taps : Nil
No. of water tanks : 5
No. of common toilets : 25
No. of common water tanks : 2
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting : 1
No. of bed stones : 99
Construction is quite similar to the first block. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights 1 LED light, T.V. and radio. All functioning properly. In this block, old closed canteen building is seen. Library building is also seen in this block.
Block No.8 and 9 were closed
Block No.10 (Lodges Convicts who committed severe crimes and those are
mentally unsound)
Consists of 4 Blocks, A Block consist of 14 rooms, B Block consists of 23 rooms + 1 store room, C Block consists of 12 rooms and D Block consists of 16 rooms. Has a common hall for watching T.V. B Block has toilets with
European Closet as it lodges handicapped persons.
No. of Prisoners : 92 (CP 45, RP 35, Contempt 7)
No. of Toilets : 66
No. of common taps : 2
No. of water tanks : Nil
No. of common toilets : 25
No. of common water tanks : 4
No. of pits for rainwater harvesting: 2
Construction is quite similar to the first lock. Each room has 3 fans, 2 tube lights 1 led light, T.V. and radio. All functioning properly.
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ii. Women Prison and Correctional Home, Kannur.
Team Sri.N.R.KrishnaKumar,Judge, FamilyCourt,Kannur,Smt.Jiju.M.Advocate, Kannur and Sri.K.P. Mohanan. Para legal Volunteer, Kannur Date of visit 06.11.17 TO 10.11.17
Authorised accomodation 24
No. Of inmates 20
Uts /rts 6
1. Hygiene: Toilets and bathrooms are neatly maintained outside the barracks. Water taps and flushes were found damaged and useless. No foul smell was
generated.
2. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is neatly maintained and segregation has been done. In barracks there are insufficiency of fans floor and electrical connections are not seen damaged. No separate visitors room is available .Many of the taps are found leaking. In kitchen bio gas and LPG are used for
cooking. Open area is kept clean.
3. Health: There is facility to wash clothes, bed sheets and blankets regularly. Hot water is available to the inmates to drink. Sufficient ventilation and light is seen in the cells and barracks. One barrack is seen divided into two cells with
12 inmates each. The area being 54 Sq meter and 55 sq meter.
4. Medical facility: Even though there is no permanent doctor is available, doctors are visiting the jail. On every tuesday an allopathy doctor visits the
jail, On every wednesday visits homeo doctor and every thursday visits ayurveda doctor. Medicines are available. Service of the specialist doctors are not available in the jail. Pharmacist and nursing staff is available. Medical records are properly maintained but not computerised .3 cases of mental health issues were noted. Two of them were admitted in Mental Health Centre, Kozhikode. One inmate, Manju from Bengal was found suffering from low I.Q. since 2007 she is a remand prisoner for the offence u/s.302 IPC. The
service of psychiatrist is not available in the jail.
5. Unnatural death: No cases of unnatural death is reported in the jail and
proper attention is giving to all the inmates to reduce their stress.
6. Food: The prisoners are supplied with quality food as per jail menu.
7. Basic amenities: The jail has no common room facility .Showers, taps, washbasins, rainwater harvesting are not there. Tv sets are provided in each barrack. Ceiling fans are insufficient and exhaust fans are not provided. Sufficient number of toilets and bathrooms are provided to the inmates. There is no individual lockers provided for keeping their belongings. Wall clocks are
installed in each cell.
8. Vocational training: The needy inmates are making use of the facility of basic education thrice in a week by literacy mission. Vocational training in tailoring,handicrafts, such as umbrella making, fancy jewellery making computer, dairy farming and mushroom cultivation are provided in the jail. Indoor games such as carroms, judo etc and the out door games such as shuttle badminton are permitted in the jail. For productive work done by the
inmates payments also have been made to the inmates.
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9. Cultural and recreational activities: Activities for the spiritual upliftment are not seen done in the jail. Counselling, de-addiction programmes, activities to
improve the mental health of the inmates etc are not provided.
10. Payment for the work: The inmates are paid for the work done. 14 inmates
have account in nationalized bank.
11. Legal aid: Adequate legal aid is given. There is no separate room for functioning of the legal aid clinic. One prisoner is entitled for release but due to mental illness nobody is willing to look after her and the whereabouts of
the relatives are not known in the jail.
12. Communication with the outside world: The inmates are permitted to communicate with the family members, friends and the counsel. Time allowed for such visit is 20 mts. They can also speak through telephone and there is
access to newspapers and periodical and national news channels.
13. Complaint box: Complaint box is available in the jail and the system is working
well.
14. Library: A library is there with 1023 different types of books including religious
books. The inmates can take the books to their cells.
15. Literacy and education; There is every right to take education. Three persons completed correspondence course of I.G.N.O.U in food and nutrition during 2015. The literacy mission is working well. One teacher from Kannur literacy mission usually visits the jail. But for the last some months, the service of the
teacher is not available.
16. Video conferencing facility: No video conferencing facility is available in the
jail.
17. CCTV cameras: CCTV cameras have been installed in different parts of jail and
are in working condition.
18. 4G network: Net work jammers are not installed in the prison.
This jail is situated behind the central prison. The road and access to the jail do not have sufficient width and not maintained properly. Sufficient light is not provided in this way. Hence bringing and taking of the women prisoners is not safe in this way.
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3. DISTRICT JAIL KANNUR
Team Sri.N.R.KrishnaKumar,Judge, FamilyCourt,Kannur,Smt.Jiju.M.Advocate, Kannur and Sri.K.P. Mohanan. Para legal Volunteer, Kannur Date of visit 06.11.17 TO 10.11.17
Authorised accomodation 130
No. Of inmates 70
Uts /rts 67
1. District Jail is situated inside the Central prison.
2. 70 Prisoners of this jail are lodged in an old building. There are no bed
stones.
3. Prisoners are sleeping on the floor.
4. Condition of the toilets is pathetic.
5. The whole area has a foul smell.
6. Building needs renovation.
7. On the whole, the condition of the District prison is not satisfactory.
8. All the CCTV cams of this building are functioning.
4. SPECIAL SUB JAIL KANNUR
Team Sri. N.R. Krishna Kumar, judge Family court, Kannur, Smt.Jiju.M.Adv Kannur and Sri.K.P. Mohanan, PLV
Date of visit 08.11.17
Authorised accomodation 112
Name of inmates on the date of visit 85
Uts/rts 85
1. Hygiene: Insecticide spray is not seen at the time of visit, but the jail premises are seen clean. The toilets and bathrooms are neatly maintained. But water
taps and flushes are seen damaged. Sewages were in open condition
2. Cleanliness: There is no systematic method for garbage collection. It is thrown in a pit at the premises of the jail. Garbage collected is not segregated and dumped in the corner. Kitchen and open areas are kept clean and there is
sufficient ventilation and light in the barracks. Canteen facility is not provided.
3. Health: Clothes, sheets and blankets are washed regularly. Hot water is supplied for the inmates. One barrack is divided into 6 cells, having 476 sq ft and 4 cells having 220 sq ft each. Ventilation and lighting to the cells and
barracks are insufficient.
4. Medical facility: Service of doctors , specialist doctors, nursing assistant and Para medical staff is not available in the jail. There is no dispensary for minor health problems and medical records are not kept in the computer. There one
ambulance available in the jail.
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5. Unnatural death: No unnatural death issues have been reported. Proper
attention is given to the prisoners to reduce stress.
6. Food: There is no complaint regarding the food supplies, by the inmates. The kitchen and the utensils used are neatly maintained and the prisoners are
supplied with quality food as per the rules of the jail.
7. Basic amenities: The jail has no common room facility. Wash basin, shower, tap, rain water harvesting etc are not there in the jail. Overhead tanks are found clean. TV sets are provided in each cells. Wall clocks are not provided. The number of toilets are sufficient but bathrooms are insufficient. Ceiling fans also are insufficient to meet the necessity. There is no room to keep the
personal belongings of the inmates.
8. Vocational training: Vocational training facility is not seen provided in the jail. Indoor games such as caroms, judo etc are allowed. The inmates who are working in the kitchen of the prison are eligible for payment in the jail. The
payment will be in effect at the time of their release.
9. Cultural and recreational activities: Sports and gaming activities such as caroms and shuttle are performing and all the festivals are celebrated in the
jail. No other cultural and recreational activities are seen entertained.
10. Legal aid: Legal aid is being provided through the panel lawyers and the PLVs deputed by the District legal services Authority. Separate room is not allotted to the legal aid clinic. Hence the privacy of the communication with the legal
aid lawyer is affected.
11. Communication with the outside world: The prisoners can communicate with the family members/relatives/counsel etc .The time allotted for such meeting
is 20 mts. They have freedom to access to news paper and other available periodicals. The inmates are allowed to communicate with the family over
phone on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
12. Complaint box: Complaint box is seen in every block. It is opened only from
the chamber of sessions judge and necessary actions are taken.
13. Library: A public library is established in the jail with 753 different types of
books including religious books. The inmates are allowed to borrow the books.
14. Literacy & education: As there is no desiring inmates to continue study the
literacy mission is not working in the jail.
15. Video conferencing facility: The facility is not available in the prison.
16. CCTV cameras: 20 CCTV Cameras have been installed in different parts of the
jail of which 14 are in working condition.
17. 4G Network: Net work jammers are not installed in the prison.
Suggestions
Proper ventilation and lighting has to be provided in the cells and barracks. Facility to collect and segregate the waste has to be managed properly
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5. SUB JAIL THALASSERY
Team Sri. N.R. Krishna Kumar, judge Family court, Kannur, Smt.Jiju.M.Adv Kannur and Sri.K.P. Mohanan, PLV
Date of visit 6.11.2017 to 10.11.2017
Authorised accomodation 44
Name of inmates on the date of visit 51
Uts/rts 51
TEAM 6. Hygeine: The jail and premises are cleaned daily by the prisoners with phenol and twice a week the Municipality workers also does insecticide spraying. All cells are provided with toilet facility and face washing facility. There is no water scarcity no foul smell or odour is felt. Overall condition was very neat. Sewage system is working well. The jail manufactured soap is given in jail canteen supplies mosquito repellants, inlands etc which the inmates can but at their cost. Sufficient number of bathroom are provided in addition to that separate bathroom arrangement is provided for prisoners to bath after
haircut.
7. Cleanliness: Garbage collection is segregated and the same will be removed by the Municipality. The inmates can wash and dry their clothes. Visitors room is seen clean. Visitors when enter inside can talk to prisoners through a meshed door after getting permission from the jail authorities on written request. Kitchen and utensils used are kept clean .Canteen, corridors and
open areas are clean
8. Health: Washing stones are seen near the common bath area..Three rooms are of small size when compared to other cells. Sun light is restricted inside
the cells due to the adjacent construction of the huge civil station building.
9. Medical facility: No permanent doctors are available, but the RMO visits the jail once in week and also when situation arises. Moreover the Govt hospital is there within 300 mtrs. Stock of medicines are not seen. Para medical staffs are not there and the records are kept but not in computer. Those showing mental health issues are taken to psychiatrists and local level will be removed to Kozhikode mental health centre on reference. Facility of dispensary is not
provided for minor injuries and health problems.
10. Unnatural death: No unnatural death issues has been reported.
11. Food: There is no complaint regarding the food supplies, by the inmates. Prisoners are at liberty to take the food to their cells and eat it their
convenience. Balanced diet has been given to the inmates.
12. Basic amenities: The jail has a common room facility. Showers, taps, washbasins etc are not there.7 rainwater harvesting is not there. General sanitation system is good. Prisoners can watch TV under the surveillance of DPO during holidays. Wall clock and emergency bells are there fro the use of jail authorities. Ceiling fan are seen in all cells but exhaust fans are not provided. Sufficient number of toilets and bathrooms are provided but there is
no room to keep the personal belongings of the inmates.
13. Vocational training: The needy inmates are make use of the facility of basic education and other higher educational facilities. Indoor games such as carroms, chess, snake and ladder are allowed. The inmates who are working in
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the kitchen of the prison are eligible for payment in the jail. The payment will
be in effect at the time of their release.
14. Cultural and recreational activities: Activities for the spiritual upliftment are undertaking in the jail. Counselling is done by the psychiatrist who is visiting
the jail once in a week. Drug de addiction programmes also were conducted.
15. Legal aid: Legal aid is being provided through the panel lawyers and the PLVs
deputed by the District legal services authority.
16. Communication with the outside world: The prisoners can communicate with the family members/relatives/counsel etc twice in a week .They have freedom to access to news paper and other available periodicals. Telephones are provided in the jail for communicating with family members and legal counsels between 10.a.m to 5.p.m. They can meet the family and friends. They can take news papers and periodicals to their cells from the library for
reading.. All the tv channels are allowed to the inmates.
17. Complaint box: Complaint box is seen in every block. It is opened only from
the chamber of sessions judge and necessary actions are taken.
18. Library: A public library is established in the jail with 985 different types of books including religious books. Books are kept in 2 closed wooden almirahs. They are maintaining a register for the books. The inmates are allowed to borrow the books on a particular day and also given if if they are so eager to
read.
19. Literacy & education: One literacy mission teacher is visiting the jail weekly once or twice. The needy inmates can take the help from the teacher for their
further studies.
20. Video conferencing facility; The facility is available in the central prison.
21. CCTV cameras: CCTV Cameras have been installed in all cells and front gate. Side wall and rear wall of the jail should have CCTV Cameras. All the cameras
in working condition.
22. 4G Network: No Net work jammers are installed in the prison.
Complaints & Suggestions
The general complaint of the prisoners is that they are not getting chance to file bail applications in time even when legal aid lawyers help as police
escorts are not taking them to the court on all postings.
The outside wall of the prison is only approximately 15 ft height and others have constructed buildings just abutting the compound wall endangering the safety of the prison. Even mini civil station is just touching the wall of the jail and is a multi storied building. This has to be viewed seriously and
emergent measures may be initiated.
White washing of the kitchen should urgently be done.
Provision should be made for supply of tooth paste. Urinal and flush in the cells are exposed to others and it may hinder others from eating and even
sleeping.
Shortage of staff requires urgent attention being an area of political chaos there is possibility of increased number of remand prisoners. At present
there are only 6 APOs & 3DPOs and they work on shift basis
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6. SUB JAIL KANNUR
TEAM Team Sri. N.R. Krishna Kumar, judge Family court, Kannur, Smt.Jiju.M.Adv Kannur and Sri.K.P. Mohanan, PLV
Date of visit 6.11.2017 to 10.11.2017
Authorised accomodation 28
Name of inmates on the date of 41 visit
Uts/rts 41
Sri.N.R.Krishna Kumar, Judge,
1. Hygiene: Insecticide spray is not seen at the time of Inspection. Water taps and flushes are in damaged condition also the sewage system. Sewages are almost broken and overflow is seen in 1 outlet tank. The damaged sewages are
dangerous.
2. Cleanliness: Garbage segregation is not done and the garbages are seen throwing here and there and some of them are dumped in a corner of the compound Barracks generally clean but ventilation is insufficient. Kitchen and cooking area is neatly maintained. Canteen facility is not seen and open area is
kept neat.
3. Health: Clothes and sheets are daily done by the inmates themselves and safe drinking water is provided to the inmates. The size of the cells and barracks
are too small with insufficient size and ventilation and light.
4. Medical facility: The service of the doctor is available in every wednesday but service of specialist doctors are unavailable. Medical records are not kept in computer. Not reported any case of HIV/TB patients and mental health issues. Ambulance facility is not provided in the jail also dispensary for minor
problems are not provided.
5. Unnatural death: No death is reported in the jail. Proper attention is given to
all the prisoners to reduce their stress.
6. Food: Food is supplied to the inmates as per the menu prescribed. The food supplied is hot and fresh and nutritious. The kitchen and the utensils are neatly kept and there is no complaint about the quality and quantity of food
provided to the inmates.
7. Infrastructure facilities: Common room facility is not available in the prison. Library, shower and taps rainwater harvesting emergency bell etc are not seen provided. There is only one wash basin for inmates and a TV set too. General sanitation system is very poor. Eventhough ceiling fans are provided to the inmates no exhaust fan is seen. The number of bathrooms and toilets are insufficient to meet the necessity.. A common locker is provided to the
inmates to keep their belongings.
8. Vocational training: Vocational training and literacy programmes are not seen
entertained in the jail.
9. Cultural and recreational activities: Meditation, yoga, drama, counselling other activities to improve the mental health of the inmates are are not seen entertained. Jail day and national festivals are celebrated and permitted to see films in jail. No other activities are noted at the time of the visit or reported by
the inmates or the officials.
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10. Legal aid: Legal aid lawyers are visiting the jail on regular intervals with PLVs. The inmates are satisfied with the service of the lawyers but there is no separate room for the functioning of the legal aid clinic. Due to want of
separate room privacy of the communication is affected.
11. Communication with the outside world: The prisoners are allowed to communicate with the family members, friends on regular basis. The time allowed for the meeting is 20 mts per day and they can speak to the family through telephone every Monday and Friday. They have access to news paper, periodicals and other publications. They can also watch national news
channels.
12. Complaints: Complaint box is available in the prison and not functioning well.
13. Library: The prison has a library with 1068 books. It has no reading room for
the prisoners but they can take the books to their cells to read.
14. Literacy and education: No facility for literacy and education are seen provided to the inmates. The jail authorities reported that no desiring inmates have expressed their willingness to continue their further study through correspondence course. As the inmates are not interested, no literacy mission
or teacher are provided in the jail.
15. Video conferencing: A room for video conferencing was arranged but the
facility is not available.
16. CCTV Cameras: CCTV Cameras are installed and working in good conditions
17. 4G NETWORK JAMMERS: Not seen installed any 4G network jammers.
KASARAGOD
1. Open Jail, Cheemeni 2. District Jail, Hosdurg, 3. Sub Jail, Kasaragod
1. Open Jail, Cheemeni
Team Secretary,DLSA, Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers, Law Students, Staff of the DLSA Date of visit 17.12.2017
Authorised accomodation 179
Name of inmates on the date of 153 visit
Uts/rts 0
1. Hygienic condition: Hygienic condition is not satisfactory. Pesticides are not seen used. However, the overall condition is better than the Sub Jail. In the Open Jail, Cheemeni, there was foul smell at about the termination of the
waste channel.
2. Cleanliness: The general condition of neatness is good. bio-gas plant is working. The passages are neat. There is much open space in this jail. No
leakage of taps are noted.
3. Health: There is facility for the inmates to wash their clothes and bed sheets. Also, there is provision for providing sufficient drinking water in jails. But during summer, though there are seven wells and six bore wells in the Open Jail, there is scarcity of water. In this prison, in the barracks there is sufficient
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air and natural light. In Cheemeni Open Prison, on working days there will be the service of a doctor from 10am to 1pm. whenever, a medical emergency comes, the patient will be taken to the government hospital. But, due to deficiency in staff strength, often there occurs delay in taking the inmates to hospital. There is provision for providing medicine in jail. The treatment details of the inmates are available in computer. In the Open Jail an ambulance and stretcher are available. The team did not come across any inmate having mental illness, physical disability or affected with HIV or TB, in any of these jails. There is a pharmacist as well as a male nurse in the Open Jail Cheemeni. The service of a specialist in ENT, skin or dental is not available in the prison. Whenever, an emergency occurs, the inmates would be taken to the government hospital or district hospital. Service of a psychiatrist is not
available in the jail. There is facility to manage minor illness.
4. Food: The inmates get food according to the menu, prescribed by the jail rules. The food given as per the menu is nutritious and supplied as per the quantity prescribed. Also, there is diversity in food supplied and it is prepared in neat and clean vessels and supplied in clean plates. They are served food
hot and fresh.
5. Basic amenities: In the Open Jail there is two sheds including the library for getting together of the inmates. There is a big library and books are supplied to the inmates according to their needs. There is no shower in any of the jail. There is sufficient number of wash basins and water taps in the Open Jail. There is provision for water harvesting in the Jail with 1 lakh liters capacity. There is emergency bell for using in urgent situations. Facility to watch television at specified times is allowed. Renovation works take place according
to needs. There are sufficient number of toilets but no exhaust fan in the barracks in the Open Jail. Provision to keep belongings is provided in the
prison.
6. Cultural and entertainment activities: There is facility to practice meditation and yoga. Celebrations are arranged in the jail in connection with Jail Day,and sports competitions are conducted annually. In Cheemeni Open Jail, there is performance of plays. A Christian Association comes once in a month to give spiritual counselling and advice. No special step is seen to have been taken to keep the inmates away from using narcotic drugs. Facilities are arranged to watch movies on TV in the Open Jail to the inmates to watch cinema. To improve their mental health the inmates are allowed to engage in playing
Caroms and Ludo in all these jails.
7. Distribution of wages: The inmates are entrusted with work. Usually their wages are paid promptly. But when the Team went to the jail to conduct the study, three months’ wages were in arrears. The inmates of the Open Jail have
bank account.
8. Legal aid: There is Legal Aid Clinic functioning in the jail. But the inmates of Cheemeni Open Jail complained that they do not get the benefit of the Legal Aid Clinic effectively. The inmates complained that they do not get any response from the advocate appointed by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee after filing their appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Also, one of the imamates complained that he had filed an appeal in the Hon’ble Supreme Court through the advocate appointed by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and the advocate sent them a letter demanding to pay RS 10,000/- to cause to take his case at the earliest. But, he was not able to pay that amount. He believes that as he did not pay Rs 10,000/- his case has not
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been taken even though his appeal was filed in the year 2009.In the Open Jail the team did not come across any case in which the inmate was not able to
file appeal due to his financial stringency.
9. Contact of inmates with the out side world : The inmates get opportunity to have communication with their family members and friends whenever they get parole. In addition to this the family members and friends can visit the inmates in jail up to 20 minutes. The inmates have facility to read news papers and periodicals. Except in Open Jail, the inmates do not have facility to watch
National News Channels.
10. Complaints: There is a complaint box and periodically the complaint boxes are checked by the District and Sessions Judge. This Complaint redressal system
works well.
Other relevant matters: In the Open prison Cheemeni the inmates are housed in two barracks and one of the barracks is roofed with asbestos. During summer season the temperature inside the barrack get very high. If a ceiling is given in that barrack the temperature inside the barrack could be reduced to a great extent.
2. District Jail, Hosdurg
Team Secretary,DLSA, Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers, Law Students, Staff of the DLSA Date of visit 28.12.2017
Authorised accomodation 54
Name of inmates on the date of 56 visit
Uts/rts 52
1. Hygienic condition: On inspecting the jail, the hygienic conditions in the jail is not appear to be satisfactory. Pesticides are not used. Toilet conditions are
better.
2. Cleanliness: In all these jails, there are bio-gas plants. In all these jails, the passages are neat. The open space in all these jails is kept neat and tidy. In non
of these jails, leaking taps are not noted.
3. Health: There is facility for the inmates to wash their clothes and bed sheets. Also, there is provision for providing sufficient drinking water in jails. District Jail has sufficient air circulation and sufficient sunlight. During night there is sufficient light from electrical bulbs. There is service of a doctor once in a week for one hour, but there is no provision for providing medicine in jail. The treatment details of the inmates are not available in computer. Ambulance and stretcher are not available. The service of specialists in ENT, skin or dental is available. Whenever, an emergency occurs, the inmates would be taken to the government hospital or district hospital. There are women inmates in District Jail, but the service of a gynecologist is not available in jail. Service of a
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psychiatrist is not available. To manage minor illness and wounds, there is no
facility
4. Food: There is food prepared in neat and clean vessels is supplied as per the quantity prescribed. When the team visited District Jail, Hosdurg, there was no women prisoner with child. Whenever, a woman prisoner comes with a child,
the child also will be served with the same food that is provided to the mother.
5. Cultural and entertainment activities: In the District Jail, there is no facility to practice meditation and yoga. Celebrations are arranged in the jail in connection with Jail Day,and sports competitions are conducted annually. Christian Association comes once in a month to give spiritual counselling and advice in Jail. No special step is seen to have been taken to keep the inmates away from using narcotic drugs. Facilities are arranged to watch cinema in TV once in a week in the Jail. To improve their mental health the inmates are
allowed to engage in playing Caroms and Ludo.
6. Legal aid: There is Legal Aid Clinic functioning in the jail. The inmates are of the opinion that they get effective legal aid from the Legal Aid Clinic. There is no
separate room to conduct legal aid activities.
7. Contact of inmates with the outside world: Inmates have communication with their family as well as their friends in the jail itself as well as while they are taken to Court for remand extension. The family members and others are allowed to visit the inmates 5 to 20 minutes in jail, and also they have facility to communicate with their legal aid counsel as well as with their family members through phone. Inmates have the facility to read news papers and
periodicals.
8. Complaint box: In all these jails, there is a complaint box and periodically the. complaint boxes are checked by the District and Sessions Judge. This Complaint
redressal system works well.
Shortage of Staff leads difficulty to manage the inmates. Over crowded
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Special Sub Jail, Kasaragod
Team Secretary,DLSA, Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers, Law Students, Staff of the DLSA Date of visit 18.12.2017
Authorised accomodation 28
No.of inmates 77
UTs/RTs 72
1. Hygienic condition: Hygienic conditions are not satisfactory. Pesticides are not seen used. On inspecting the Sub Jail, Kasaragod, it is seen that though there are twelve toilets, two of them are useless, and the usable toilets are in a very poor hygienic condition. Though this Jail has a capacity to house only 24 inmates, often it contains up to three times of its actual capacity and, in that circumstance, the number of toilets is insufficient to the needs of the inmates in the morning. Further, in each cell there is a toilet, meant to be used only in night by the inmates. These toilets are in a very poor hygienic condition. In this jail there is no separate bath rooms for the inmates. They take bath in open space near water tank in the jail compound. In this jail, there are sufficient waste water channels and drainage channels. Though these channels are generally in a good hygienic condition, at some places rats have dug holes in it and soil is heaped therein. Jail officials complained that even though they take up the matter with PWD, they never care for it or turn up to make repairs. There is no foul smell from any of these channels. Inmates get soap free of
cost. But they have to buy paste from canteen on payment of price.
2. Cleanliness: There is bio-gas plant and plastic waste is separated from other waste. Due to its oldness, the neatness of kitchen in the Sub Jail is not satisfactory. As it needed immediate attention, Secretary, DLSA mentioned regarding it to the Superintendent of the jail as well as noted it in the visitors register. According to Superintendent application has been submitted to the PWD for constructing a new kitchen and to repair the present one. But, so far, the PWD has not done the same. The passages are neat. There is not much
open space in this jail. The open space is kept neat and tidy.
3. Health: There is facility for the inmates to wash their cloths and bed sheets. Also, there is provision for providing sufficient drinking water in jail. Sub Jail has sufficient air circulation and sufficient sunlight. During night there is sufficient light from electrical bulbs. The inmates of the jail do not have the service of a doctor. Whenever, a medical emergency comes, the patient will be taken to the government hospital. But, due to deficiency in staff strength, often there occurs delay in taking the inmates to hospital. There is no provision for providing medicine in jail. Also, only in the Open Jail, the treatment details of the inmates are available in computer. Ambulance and stretcher are not
available in the jail.
4. Sickness: The team did not come across any inmate having mental illness, physical disability or affected with HIV or TB, in any of these jails. The service of specialist in ENT, skin or dental is not available. Whenever, an emergency occurs, the inmates would be taken to the government hospital or district
hospital. Service of a psychiatrist is not available in the jail.
5. Food: The inmates get food according to the menu, prescribed by the jail rules. The food given as per the menu is nutritious and supplied as per the quantity prescribed. Also, there is diversity in food supplied and it is prepared in neat
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and clean vessels and supplied in clean plates. They are served food hot and
fresh.
6. Basic amenities: There is no separate common place or room to meet the inmates together. There is no separate library, but books are provided from a collection of books kept in the shelf in office. There is no shower for bath. There is no tap and the inmates have to collect water from the tub for their toilet and water purposes. Also, there is no wash basin is seen. In these jails the water tanks are clean and neat. There is provision for water harvesting in the Sub Jail which has capacity of 25000 litre. There is no bell for using at the time of emergency in Sub Jail. Facility to watch television at specified times. No clock is provided in the Sub Jail. The necessary renovation work is not seen
carried out, even though request is made by the jail authorities to the PWD.
7. Cleanliness: There is no systematic cleaning in Kasaragod Sub Jail, even though one of the inmates is entrusted with the cleaning work. The cleaning work is not done properly. The toilets inside the cells are beyond repair and they are in a shabby state, and only remedy to make them good is to replace the closets. There is no bathroom in the Jail .Due to the overcrowding these toilets become insufficient to the needs of the inmates. There is no exhaust fan in the cells in the Jail but there are exhaust fans in kitchen. There is no provision to keep the
personal property under lock and key.
8. Cultural and entertainment activities: There is no facility to practice meditation and yoga. Celebrations are arranged in jail in connection with Jail Day,and sports competitions are conducted annually. No special step is seen to have been taken to keep the inmates away from using narcotic drugs. Facilities
are arranged to watch cinema in TV once in a week to improve their mental
health the inmates are allowed to engage in playing Caroms and Ludo in jail.
9. Legal aid: There is Legal Aid Clinic functioning in jail. All the inmates are of the opinion that they get effective legal aid from the Legal Aid Clinic. There Is no separate room for the functioning of the legal aid clinics in jail. The inmates of the Sub Jail complained that their legal aid counsels do not have proper communication with them in respect of their case matters. The team did not come across any case in which any inmate is denied of bail even though he was entitled for the same and any inmate undergoing imprisonment even after he spent the maximum punishment prescribed for the offence or any inmate continuing in jail after undergoing half of the period of the punishment
prescribed for the offence alleged to have been committed by him.
10. Contact of inmates with the outside world : As the inmates of the Sub Jail are remand prisoners, they get ample opportunities to have communication with their family as well as their friends in the jail itself as well as while they are taken to Court for remand extension. The family members and others are allowed to visit the inmates 5 to 20 minutes in jail, and also they have facility to communicate with their legal aid counsel as well as with their family members through phone. The inmates have facility to read news papers and
periodicals.
11. Complaint box: There is a complaint box and periodically the complaint boxes are checked by the District and Sessions Judge. This Complaint redressal system works well. The staff strength in the Sub Jail is not sufficient. Often in the Sub Jail there is over crowding and, in such cases, it is difficult to manage
the prisoners with a slim strength of staff.
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Attention required…..
3 times of actual capacity of the inmates are accommodated in the jail.
Repair works are not conducted by the PWD even after reporting.
Doctors, Ambulance, essential medicines are not available in the Jail.
Shortage of Staff
The inmates complained that do not get any response from the advocate appointed by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee after filing their appeal in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Also, one of the inmates complained that he had filed an appeal in the Hon’ble Supreme Court through the advocate appointed by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and the advocate sent him a letter demanding to pay RS 10,000/- to cause to take his case at the earliest. But, he was not able to pay that amount. He believes that as he did not pay Rs 10,000/- his case has not been taken even
though his appeal was filed in the year 2009.
The inmates of the Sub Jail and the District Jail complained that when ‘uppumavu’ is provided for them for breakfast, enough quantity is not provided. When discussed about this with jail authorities, their explanation was that for preparing ‘uppumavu’ for one person, quantity of ‘rava’ supplied is only 150 grams. Without amending the weight of the
‘rava’ is increased, this problem cannot be solved.
SUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS
Courteous behavior from the officers of the jail: The officers of the jail are expected to behave courteously to the inmates and visitors. The provision contained in the jail manual has to be followed scrupulously. It is ideal to constitute a team consisting of at least one judicial officer to conduct surprise
inspections of the jails.
Facilities for communication: One of the complaints widely raised by prisoners in all jails is that they are not getting opportunities to communicate with their family and friends. The jail authorities deny their request on the ground of security. They permit the prisoners to communicate with their family/friends only once or twice a week. The prisoners may be given an opportunity to communicate with their family and friends at least once in two days, if not daily. This will to a great extend help to alleviate the pressure and anxiety of isolation and will help to improve the mental health of the
prisoners.
Separation of first offenders from habitual offenders: The first offenders are not segregated from habitual offenders. If the first offender is given a chance to mingle with the habitual offenders, there is every chance for him to become a hardened criminal. This practice may be stopped and necessary arrangements have to be made to separate the offenders as first offenders
and habitual offenders. The facilities in the jail will have to be improved.
Library and Books: The jail library has to be renovated and modernized. Latest books have to be included in the library. Books that will help in
personality development have to be made part of the library.
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Practices of Yoga & Meditation: All the prisoners in the jail should be given the opportunity to train and practice Yoga & Meditation as a good method to
improve mental and physical health and to promote positive thinking.
Service of Psychiatric Social worker/ Counsellor: The prisoners may be given personality development classes and counseling. This will help to reform the criminals in the prisoners as good citizens. Therefore, necessary arrangements may be made with the nearest Government Mental Hospital to depute a Psychiatric social worker/counsellor for the jails at least once in a week. The service of a dermatologist on regular basis is necessary. There must
be a scheme for drug de addiction in the prison.
Steps to ensure uninterrupted water supply in jails: The state government has to, by co-ordinating all the departments concerned and by allotting necessary funds, ensure uninterrupted water supply on 24x7 hour basis in all jails. It is the duty of the State Administration to provide all necessary basic amenities to them. In most of the jails scarcity of water is a serious issue. This
should be solved immediately and permanently.
Providing Mosquito Nets/Mosquito Repellents: It is a known fact that the cause of many epidemic diseases in the present day is mosquitoes. Hence steps may be taken to destroy the mosquitoes near the jail premises by affording scientific methods. As an immediate and temporary measure mosquito nets may be fixed covering all openings to the jail building and
mosquito repellents may be supplied to the prisoners.
Permission to wear shirts: Wearing a shirt is one of the minimum necessities for every man. But the jail authorities do not permit the prisoners to wear
shirts within the cells or when they are in the jail premises. Rules may be
amended, if required.
More space for jails: Most of the prisons are overcrowded and the overcrowding seriously affects the overall administration of the jails. More space is required in almost all the jails. Some of the prisons suffer from acute shortage of space. The present space is not sufficient to provide necessary infrastructure for housing the prisoners, the office staff, and other
facilities like visitors room, legal aid clinic, recreation room, dispensary, etc
Toilets and bathrooms: In a few Jails the number of toilets and bathrooms
were found to be insufficient due to overcrowding.
Regular repair of prisons: Regular repairing works may be ensured in all the
jails.
Complaint boxes need to be placed at conspicuous places. The prisoners
must be able to identify purpose of these boxes.
Availability of doctor: There should be a doctor appointed in each Jail or there should be daily visit by a government Doctor to each Jail for checking the health issues of inmates. Service of regular doctor has to be ensured in
jails.
Ambulance, stretchers and wheel chairs are not there in most of the prisons. Those facilities are required in the prisons. The prison does not even
have a vehicle to take the prisoners to the hospital in case of emergency.
Recreation: Though indoor games like caroms, chess etc are available in all Jails, very few Jails have facilities for outdoor games and physical exercise for the inmates. Necessary provision for outdoor games and other physical
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activities is also necessary as it will help to improve the mental health of the
prisoners.
The video conference facility is not functioning in most of the prisons and therefore, the prisoners are not being produced before the courts through video conference. It is necessary to repair the video conference facility or to
replace the same with advanced technology.
Mobile jammer: It is also necessary to install mobile Network jammers in the
prison.
Lack of escorts to take the under trial prisoners to court: The general complaint of the prisoners is that they are not getting chance to file bail applications in time even when legal aid lawyers help, as the prisoners are
not taken to Courts regularly due to lack of police Escort.
Exhaust fan: Exhaust fan may be provided in all the cells.
Storage space to keep the personal belongs: In none of the jails no separate
space has been provided to the inmates to keep their belongings.
Legal aid: Though Legal Aid Clinics are functioning in all the Jails and though Panel Lawyers are deputed on four days every week, the inmates were generally not satisfied with the legal aid provided and its follow up in Courts. Continuous free legal aid should be provided to the inmates. A separate room
is required for the legal aid clinic.
Need for interaction of panel lawyers and inmates: Jail visiting panel lawyers must be permitted to go the cells to meet prisoners instead of the prisoners
being brought to the space provided for legal aid clinic to meet lawyers.
Standard of food: It would be helpful if the food and safety departments conducts periodical enquiry regarding the standard of the food supplied to
the prisoners.
Register of panel lawyers deputed and updated information of cases: Maintenance of a register containing details of the counsel engaged or
appointed in the case with updated case status is necessary.
Welfare officers and Counselors may be appointed for the purpose of
rehabilitation of prisoners.
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ITEM NO.1501 COURT NO.4 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).406/2013
RE-INHUMAN CONDITIONS IN 1382 PRISONS
(WITH IA No.68248/2017-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)
Date : 15-09-2017 This petition was called on for pronouncement of judgment today.
Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s) By Post
For Respondent(s) Mr. R.M. Bajaj, Adv. Ms. Binu Tamta, Adv. Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR Mr. B.K. Prasad, Adv. Ms. Sushma Manchanda, Adv. Mr. M.K. Maroria, Adv.
For States of Andhra Pradesh Mr. Guntur Prabhakar, Adv. Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Assam Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Adv. Mr. Rohit K., Adv.
Bihar Mr. M. Shoeb Alam, Adv. Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv. Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Adv. Mr. Mojahid Karim Khan, Adv.
Chhattisgarh Mr. C.D. Singh, AAG Mr. Prateek Rusia, Adv.
Goa Mr. Anshuman Srivastava, Adv. Apoorva Bhumesh, Adv.
Gujarat Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR Ms. Jesal Wahi, Adv. Ms. Shodika Sharma, Adv. Ms. Mamta Singh, Adv.
J&K Mr. M. Shoeb Alam, Adv. Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv. Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Adv. Mr. Mojahid Karim Khan, Adv. 2
Jharkhand Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, AOR Mohd. Waquas, Adv. Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Adv.
Karnataka Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, AOR
Madhya Pradesh Mr. Mishra Saurabh, AOR
Maharashtra Mr. Mahaling Pandarge, Adv. Mr. Nishant R. Katneshwarkar, Adv.
Manipur Mr. Sapam Biswajit Meitei, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar Gaur, Adv. Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, AOR
Meghalaya Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR
Mizoram Mr. T. G. Narayanan Nair, AOR Mr. K.N. madhusoodhanan, Adv.
Nagaland Mrs. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Edward Belho, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. K.Luikang Michael, Adv. Mr. Z.H. Isaac Haiding, Adv.
Odisha Ms. Anindita Pujari, Adv. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, AOR
Punjab Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv.
Rajasthan Mr. S.S. Shamshery, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ankit Raj, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv. Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv.
Sikkim Ms. Aruna Mathur, Adv. Mr. Avneesh Arputham, Adv. Ms. Anuradha Arputham, Adv. for M/s Arputham Aruna & Co.
Tripura Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR Ms. Vimla Sinha, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv. Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Pranab Prakash, Adv. Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv. Mr. Aditya Raina, Adv. Mr. Shreyas Jain, Adv. Mr. Kumar Milind, Adv. 3
Ms. Ambika Gautam, Adv.
Tamil Nadu Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, Adv. Ms. Mahalakshmi, Adv. Ms. Sujatha Bagadhi, Adv.
Telangana Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv. Mr. Mrityunjai Singh, Adv.
Uttarakhand Ms. Rachana Srivastava, AOR Ms. Monika, Adv. Mr. Sukrit R. Kapoor, Adv. Ms. Nitya Madhusoodhanan, Adv.
West Bengal Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Adv. Ms. Runa Bhuyan, Adv. Mr. Chanchal Kr. Ganguly, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv.
A&N Islands Mr. K.V. Jagdishvaran, Adv. Mrs. G. Indira, Adv.
Puducherry Mr. V.G. Pragasam, AOR
Mr. Rajvinder Singh, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. T.V. Talwar, Adv.
Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Ms. Ritu Kumar, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, Adv.
Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur pronounced the
judgment of the Bench comprising His Lordship and Hon'ble
Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta.
In terms of the signed reportable judgment, the
following directions have been passed:
“Directions 57. We are of the view that on the facts and in the circumstances before us, the suggestions put forward by the learned Amicus and the learned counsel appearing for the National Forum deserve acceptance and, therefore, we issue the following directions: 4
1. The Secretary General of this Court will transmit a copy of this decision to the Registrar General of every High Court within one week with a request to the Registrar General to place it before the Chief Justice of the High Court. We request the Chief Justice of the High Court to register a suo motu public interest petition with a view to identifying the next of kin of the prisoners who have admittedly died an unnatural death as revealed by the NCRB during the period between 2012 and 2015 and even thereafter, and award suitable compensation, unless adequate compensation has already been awarded. 2. The Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs will ensure circulation within one month and in any event by 31st October, 2017 of (i) the Model Prison Manual, (ii) the monograph prepared by the NHRC entitled “Suicide in Prison - prevention strategy and implication from human rights and legal points of view”, (iii) the communications sent by the NHRC referred to above, (iv) the compendium of advisories issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the State Governments, (v) the Nelson Mandela Rules and (vi) the Guidelines on Investigating Deaths in Custody issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Director General or Inspector General of Police (as the case may be) in charge of prisons in every State and Union Territory. All efforts should be made, as suggested by the NHRC and others, to reduce and possibly eliminate unnatural deaths in prisons and to document each and every death in prisons – both natural and unnatural. 3. The Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs will direct the NCRB to explain and clarify the distinction between unnatural and natural deaths in prisons as indicated on the website of the NCRB and in its Annual Reports and also explain the sub-categorization ‘others’ within the category of unnatural deaths. The NCRB should also be required to sub-categorize natural deaths. The sub-categorization and clarification should be complied with by 31st October, 2017. 4. The State Governments should, in conjunction with the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA), the National and State Police Academy and the Bureau of Police Research and Development conduct training and sensitization programmes for senior police officials of all prisons on their functions, duties and responsibilities as also the rights and duties of prisoners. A copy of this order be sent by the Registry of this Court to the Member-Secretary of each SLSA to follow-up and ensure compliance. 5
5. The necessity of having counselors and support persons in prisons cannot be over-emphasized. Their services can be utilized to counsel and advice prisoners who might be facing some crisis situation or might have some violent or suicidal tendencies. The State Governments are directed to appoint counselors and support persons for counselling prisoners, particularly first-time offenders. In this regard, the services of recognized NGOs can be taken and encouraged. 6. While visits to prison by the family of a prisoner should be encouraged, it would be worthwhile to consider extending the time or frequency of meetings and also explore the possibility of using phones and video conferencing for communications not only between a prisoner and family members of that prisoner, but also between a prisoner and the lawyer, whether appointed through the State Legal Services Authority or otherwise. 7. The State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) should urgently conduct a study on the lines conducted by the Bihar State Legal Services Authority in Bihar and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in Rajasthan in respect of the overall conditions in prisons in the State and the facilities available. The study should also include a performance audit of the prisons, as has been done by the CAG. The SLSAs should also assess the effect and impact of various schemes framed by NALSA relating to prisoners. We request the Chief Justice of every High Court, in the capacity of Patron-in-Chief of the State Legal Services Authority, to take up this initiative and, if necessary, set up a Committee headed preferably by the Executive Chairperson of the State Legal Services Authority to implement the directions given above. 8. Providing medical assistance and facilities to inmates in prisons needs no reaffirmation. The right to health is undoubtedly a human right and all State Governments should concentrate on making this a reality for all, including prisoners. The experiences in Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi to the effect that medical facilities in prisons do not meet minimum standards of care is an indication that the human right to health is not given adequate importance in prisons and that may also be one of the causes of unnatural deaths in prisons. The State Governments are directed to study the availability of medical assistance to prisoners and take remedial steps wherever necessary. 9. The constitution of a Board of Visitors which includes non-official visitors is of considerable importance so that eminent members of society can participate in initiating reforms in prisons and in the rehabilitation of prisoners. Merely changing the nomenclature of 6
prisons to ‘Correction Homes’ will not resolve the problem. Some proactive steps are required to be taken by eminent members of society who should be included in the Board of Visitors. The State Governments are directed to constitute an appropriate Board of Visitors in terms of Chapter XXIX of the Model Prison Manual indicating their duties and responsibilities. This exercise should be completed by 30th November, 2017. 10. The suggestion given by the learned Amicus of encouraging the establishment of ‘open jails’ or ‘open prisons’ is certainly worth considering. It was brought to our notice that the experiment in Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) and the semi-open prison in Delhi are extremely successful and need to be carefully studied. Perhaps there might be equally successful experiments carried out in other States as well and, if so, they require to be documented, studied and emulated. 11. The Ministry of Women & Child Development of the Government of India which is concerned with the implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is directed to discuss with the concerned officers of the State Governments and formulate procedures for tabulating the number of children (if any) who suffer an unnatural death in child care institutions where they are kept in custody either because they are in conflict with law or because they need care and protection. Necessary steps should be taken in this regard by 31st December, 2017. 58. We expect the above directions to be faithfully implemented by the Union of India and State Governments. In the event of any difficulty in the implementation of the above directions, the Bench hearing the suo motu public interest litigation in the High Court in term of our first direction is at liberty to consider those difficulties and pass necessary orders and directions. 59. List for follow-up in December, 2017.”
(SHASHI SAREEN) (KAILASH CHANDER) AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER (Signed Reportable judgment is placed on the file)
FORMAT
[Directions issued by Hon’ble Apex Court in Re-Inhuman Conditions In 1382 Prisons, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406 Of 2013 by its order dated 15.09.2017]
S. Essential Services Sub Heads Report/Comments/ No. Remarks 1. Hygiene: i. Insecticide spray
Toilets and bathroom
Sewerage condition
Drains choking or clear drains
Foul Smell
Toiletries, soap, pastes etc.
Overflow
viii. Other Note-worthy feature
2. Cleanliness: i. Garbage collection
Garbage segregation
Barracks generally
Visitors Room
Leaking taps
Kitchen and cooking area
Canteens
Corridors
Open Areas
ii.
3. Health: i. Washing of clothes
ii. Washing of blankets
iii. Washing sheets
iv. Safe drinking water
v. Size of cells and barracks
vi. Ventilation
vii. Lighting (natural & artificial)
4. Medical Facility: i. Availability of Doctor
Note:-The study team has to examine the incoming & ii. Availability of Medicine/ outgoing registers to check expiry date how long do the doctors stay in the Jail Dispensary/ hospital. Actual facts shall iii. Special patients-HIV, TB be mentioned in the study etc. report. The study team should interact with the inmates to examine the iv. Availability of Para Medical quality & effectiveness of the Staff and Nursing Staff. medical facility. v. Medical Record on Computer Also
vi. Regular Visits of Specialists, ENT., Skin, Dental, Eye, T.B. etc. vii. Ambulance, Stretchers
viii. Mental health Issues.
ix. Physically handicapped
x. Dispensary for minor problems (headache, minor injury etc.)
xi. Whether Gynecologists and psychiatrists are visiting the Women Jail regularly?
. Unnatural Death: i. Whether any unnatural If any unnatural death is death is caused in the jail caused in the jail. Examine during the period the reasons for it i.e. there 01.01.2012 to till date of may be many reasons study. If yes, number of behind it such as Recent such deaths? excessive drinking and/or ii. The reasons behind use of drugs, Recent loss of unnatural deaths? stabilizing resources, Severe guilt or shame over the iii. Whether the atmosphere of offence, Same-sex rape, Jail is such which is Current mental illness, Poor conducive for committing health or terminal illness, suicides? Approaching an emotional iv. Whether Judicial inquiry breaking point etc. was conducted in such unnatural deaths ? v. Whether the jail authorities informed the Judicial Magistrate timely regarding unnatural death in the jail? If not, the reasons thereof? vi. What steps have been made to stop prisoners from committing suicides? vii. Whether the inmates have been identified who are prone to commit suicide? If yes, specify the names & number of such inmates. What step has been taken to normalize them? viii. Any other noteworthy fact?
6. Compliance of i Whether directions issued Directions of Central & by the Central & State State Government. Government, issued from time to time, are being followed strictly? ii Whether the copies of (i) the Model Prison Manual, (ii) the monograph prepared by the NHRC entitled “Suicide in Prison - prevention strategy and implication from human rights and legal points of view”, (iii) the communications sent by the NHRC referred to above, (iv) the compendium of advisories issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the State Governments, (v) the Nelson Mandela Rules and (vi) the Guidelines on Investigating Deaths in Custody issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Director General or Inspector General of Police (as the case may be) in charge of prisons in every State and Union Territory, are available in the Jail ?
iii. Whether the higher Jail Officers have studied these documents? Please examine the knowledge. iv. Whether these directions are being followed in letter & spirit? If not, reasons thereof, If yes, Please describe in detail on separate sheet. 7. Food: i. Nutrition
Note: The study team has to examine the food quality ii. Quality themselves. Actual facts shall be mentioned in the study report. The study team iii. Quantity should interact with the inmates to examine the quality & quantity of Food. iv. Fresh and hot
v. Variety
vi. Dietary requirements
vii. Quality & cleanliness of utensils
viii. Quality of food for children of women inmates as per their requirements
8. Infrastructure Facilities: i. Common Room
ii. Library
iii. Showers and taps
iv. Washbasins
v. Overhead tanks cleanliness
vi. Rain water harvesting
vii. Emergency bell
viii. Seepages from roofs of Rooms
ix. Television sets
x. Wall clocks
xi. Renovations
xii. General Sanitation systems
xiii. Ceiling and exhaust fans
xiv. Whether sufficient number of toilets is constructed in the jail? xv. Whether sufficient numbers of bath-rooms are constructed in jail? xvi. Whether lockers and shelves are provided to the prisoners in the jails to place their belonging? 9. Environment: i. Greenery – upkeep and Additions
10. Vocational Basic education Training: i.
Tailoring ii.
Plumbing iii.
Painting iv.
Handicrafts v
Carpentry vi.
Distance education vii.
Indoor games viii.
Outdoor games and activities ix.
x. Schooling and other facilities for children of women inmates
xi. Composting
xii. Beauty Parlor
xiii. Crèche
xiv. Embroidery
xv. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
xvi. Other vocational training.
xv. Whether payment is made timely to all the inmates for their services/ production etc.? 11 Cultural & Recreational i. Mediation activities:
Note: These activities may ii. Yoga contribute a lot to change the mindset of the inmates. . These activities may stop iii. Festivals some prisoners from committing suicide. These activities should be iv. Plays and Drama conducted regularly.
v. Spiritual upliftment
vi. Counseling
vii. Drug de -addition
viii. Sports and gaming activities
ix. Showing of movie in the jail
x. Other activity to improve the mental health of inmates. 12. Timely Payment of dues of i. Whether all the inmates are inmates being paid timely for their services which they have provided in the Jail? ii. Whether all the inmates have their account in nationalized bank so that they may conduct transaction? 13. Legal Aid: i. Whether Legal Awareness Teams are visiting Jail Note:-The study team has to regularly as per directions of examine the incoming & RSLSA. Examine their outgoing registers to check effectiveness. how long do the Awareness ii. Whether Legal Aid Clinic is teams/ Para Legal being run in the Jail. Volunteers/ Panel Examine its effectiveness. Advocates/ FTS etc. stay in the Jail. Actual facts shall be iii. Whether Legal Aid is being mentioned in the study provided to all the eligible report. The study team inmates. How much is it should interact with the effective? inmates to examine the iv. Whether documents are quality & effectiveness of the being supplied to all the Legal Aid. eligible persons ? v. Segregation of under simple offenders from habitual offenders. vi. Legal Awareness camp/legal literacy camp.
vii. Bail petitions being attended
viii. Review of persons unable to furnish bonds etc. (under provision of Section 436 Cr.P.C.) ix. Condition of legal aid room and facilities provided. x. Whether Para Legal Volunteers are working effectively to redress the grievances of the inmates? Examine. xi. Whether there is any accused, whom legal add is not being provided in spite of his application & eligibility? xii. Whether Legal Aid Advocates are discharging their duties effectively & communicating with their client regularly? xiii. Whether there is any accused who is entitled to be released on bail but has not be enlarged on bail due to any reasons. If yes, please give detail. xiv. Whether there is any accused, who has undergone maximum punishment prescribed for the crime & is still in the jail on the date of study? If yes, please give detail. xv. Whether there is any accused, who has undergone, half of the maximum punishment? If yes, please give detail. xvi. Whether any inmate is unable to file jail appeal due to financial reasons? If yes, give detail. Please attaché separate sheet, if necessary. xvii. Any other noteworthy information? 14. Communication with i. i. Whether the prisoners are Outside world. entitled to communicate [Rules 58 to 63 of Nelson with their family members & Mandela Rules]:- This would friends on regular basis? substantially reduce the ii. ii. What meeting time is feeling of isolation that a allowed to family members prisoner has and would have and outsiders to meet with an impact on his or her the prisoner? mental stability thereby iii. Whether the inmates are reducing the possibility of permitted to communicate any harmful activity by the and consult with Legal prisoner. Advisor. iv. iii. Whether the prisoner is allowed to speak to his family members on telephone? v. Whether the prisoners have access to study newspapers, periodicals or other publication. vi. iv. Whether the prisoners can watch national news on DD National?
15. Complaints: i. Availability of complaint box.
ii Whether the complaint redressal system is working effective? 16. Jail Population: i. Registered capacity of the jail?
Population on the date of ii. jail study?
iii. Number of convicts on the date of jail study?
iv. Number of under trails on the date of jail study?
17. Open Jail i. Whether any open jail is constructed in the District. If yes, give detail? ii. How may accused have been sent to open jail? iii. Whether the open jail is working well as per provision of the law? iv. Any other relevant information regarding the functioning system, practical working and success of open jail? v. Any other information regarding open jail system? 18. Parole i. How many applications are pending regarding parole on the date of study? ii. How much time is taken to dispose of parole application normally? iii. Whether proper security is being taken before releasing the accused on parole? iv. Whether the accused are informed well in time regarding the result on their parole application? v.
How many applications of parole have been decided during the last six months from the date of study? vi. Any other important information regarding parole system? 19. Library Facility i. Whether public library is established in the jail for all the inmates? ii. If yes, sufficient numbers of books are available in the library? iii. Whether books are available on different subject ?
iv. Whether religious books are available in the library? v. Whether inmates may avail this facility easily? vi. Whether the inmates are encouraged to avail the facility of library? 20. Literacy & Education i. Whether the desiring inmates are provided facility to continue their further study through correspondence course? If yes, please give detail. ii. Whether literacy mission is working in jail? If yes, how many illiterate inmates have been given the basic knowledge of hind in devnagri script? iii. Whether any teacher is coming in the jail to impart education? 21. Bedding, Blankets, Cloths i. Whether sufficient numbers etc. of bedding, mats, bed- sheets, blankets are available in the jai to cater the need of inmates? ii. Whether these items are in the good condition? iii. Whether these items are washed regularly? 22. Video conferencing facility i. Whether video conferencing facility is available in the jail. ii. Whether this facility is effective & functional? iii. Whether the accused whose charge-sheet not has been filed in the court, are being produced via V.C. system? 23. Constitution of Visitors’ i. Whether visitors board has Board been constituted as per direction of in thw Supreme Court Judgment? Give detail. ii. Whether visitors’ board visits the jail regularly? Give detail. 24. Study by District & i Whether the District & Sessions Judges/ District Sessions Judges are Collector visiting the jail regularly? Give detail. ii Whether District Collectors / Additional District Collectors are visiting and inspecting the Central Jails / Mahila Jails/District Jails / Sub Jails situated in their area ? If so frequency of their visit Give detail?
25. CCTV Cameras i Whether CCTV Cameras have been installed at strategic locations in & outside the Central Jails? ii If yes, whether these CCTV Cameras are in working condition?
26. 4G network jammers i Whether 4G network jammers have been installed in the jail? ii If yes, whether these jammers are in working condition? 27. Sanctioned, posted & i How many posts of different vacant posts. categories have been sanctioned? ii How many posts of different categories are filled up? iii How many posts of different categories are lying vacant in the jail at the time of study? iv What steps have been taken to fill up vacant posts? 28. Segregation of under trial i Whether the under-trial prisoners from convicted prisoners are segregated prisoners from convicted prisoners? If yes, give detail. ii If not, reasons thereof? 29. Any other noteworthy i The study team is free to Fact mention any other noteworthy fact.
ചച楋ദദ楋വലല
ച啇രളതലലല ജയലല쥁啇ലളക쥁റലച쥁ള സമഗ പഠനന
[സ쥁പപന ച啇楋ടതലയ쥁ലട WPC406 Of 2013 നമ്പർ റലടട ഹരജലയലലല 15.9.2017 ലല നലർചദ്ദേശ പ啇楋രന]
തടവ쥁啇楋രലൽ നലന쥁ന ചനരലടട ചശഖരലചകണ വലവരങ്ങൾ
ക്രമ അടലസ楋നപരമ楋യ ഉപ വലഭ楋ഗന 啇쥁റലപട /അഭലപ楋യന നമ്പ ചസവനങ്ങൾ ർ. 1. ശ쥁ചലതതന i. 啇പടന楋ശലനല തളലക쥁നതട
ii. ശ�ചദ楋ലയന, 啇쥁ളലമ쥁റല
iii. അഴ쥁ക쥁 ച楋ൽ
iv. ഓവ쥁ച楋ൽ
v. ദ쥁ർഗ്ഗനന
vi. അണലലഞ楋ര쥁ങ്ങ쥁വ楋ന쥁ള സ楋ധനങ്ങൾ, ചസ楋പട ,ചപസടറട
ശ്രദ楋ർഹമ楋യ മറ쥁 വലവരങ്ങൾ vii 2. വ핃തല i
മ楋ലലനദ ചശഖരണന ii
മ楋ലലനദന ചവർതലരലകൽ iii
ജയലൽ iv
സന്ദർശ啇 മ쥁റല v
ചച楋ർചയ쥁ള ട楋പട vi
അട쥁കള vii
啇楋നപൻ vii
ഇടന楋ഴല viii
ത쥁റസ楋യ സലന 3. ആചര楋ഗദന i. ത쥁ണല അലകൽ
ii. 啇മ്പലളല/ പ쥁തപട അലകൽ
iii. 啇쥁ടലലവളന
iv. വ楋യ쥁സഞ楋രന
v. പ啇楋ശന (പ啇핃തദ楋യ쥁ളത쥁ന & 啇핃തലമമ楋യത쥁ന)
4. ചല啇ലത楋 സ�啇രദന i. ചഡ楋ക്ടറ쥁ലട ലഭദത
啇쥁റലപട :- ചഡ楋ക്ടർമ楋ർ ജയലലലലല ആശ쥁പതലയലല쥁ന ii. മര쥁ന쥁啇ള쥁ലട ലഭദത / ഡലലസ്പെൻസറലയലല쥁ന 啇楋ല楋വധല എത സമയന ചലലവഴലക쥁ന쥁ലവന쥁 സനഘന രജലസടററ쥁啇ൾ iii. എചട .ഐ.വല. (എയട ഡട സട പരലചശ楋ധലച쥁 ചവണന വവറസട ) ക്ഷയചര楋ഗന തലടലപട쥁ത쥁വ楋ൻ. മ쥁തല楋യവ ബ楋ധലച പചതദ啇 啇핃തദമ楋യ വലവരങ്ങൾ ചര楋ഗല啇ൾ ചരഖലപട쥁തണന. . iv. ലമഡലകൽ 啇楋രദങ്ങളലൽ ചല啇ലത楋 സഹ楋യലക쥁നതലനട സ�啇രദങ്ങള쥁ലട പരലശപലനന സലദലച ഗ쥁ണവ쥁ന പചയ楋ജനവ쥁ന ആള쥁啇ള쥁ലട ലഭദത തടവ쥁啇楋ചര楋ടട പചതദ啇ന സനസ楋രലച쥁 v. ചല啇ലത楋ചരഖ啇ൾ 啇മ്പദമ്പ്യൂടറലൽ ചരഖലപട쥁തണന ലഭദമ楋ചണ楋?
vi. ഇ എൻ ടല , ചനത,തത啇ട ,ദന ,ചര楋ഗ വലദഗടദര쥁ലട 啇핃തദമ楋യ സന്ദർശനന നടക楋റ쥁ചണ楋 ? vii. ആനബ쥁ലന്സട,ചര楋ഗ啇ളട ക楋 യ쥁ള മഞലട (സടലട്രെചർസട )
viii. മ楋നസല啇 ആചര楋ഗദ പശ്നങ്ങൾ
ix. ശ楋രപരല啇 വവ啇ലദന
x. ലചറലയ അസ쥁ഖങ്ങൾക쥁ള ചല啇ലത楋ലയന (തലചവദന ലചറലയ മ쥁റലവട ത쥁ടങ്ങലയവ ) xi. സസപ ചര楋ഗ വലജ楋ന വലദഗടദര쥁ന മ楋നസല啇ചര楋ഗ വലദഗടദര쥁ന സസപ 啇쥁റവ楋ളല啇ലല ത楋മസലപലചലട쥁ള ജയലൽ 啇핃തദമ楋യല സന്ദർശലക楋റ쥁ചണ楋 ?
5 ഭക്ഷണന i. ചപ楋ഷ啇楋ഹ楋രന
啇쥁റലപട : ഭക്ഷണതലലന ii. ഗ쥁ണനലലവ楋രന ഗ쥁ണന പഠനസനഘന ചനരലടട പരലചശ楋ധലചകണത楋ണട iii. ശരലയ楋യ വസ쥁ത啇ൾ പഠന വലവരതലൽ അളവട ചരഖലപട쥁ചതണത楋ണട iv. പഠനസനഘന പ쥁തലയത쥁ന ചമ്പ്യൂട쥁ളത쥁ന അചനവ楋സല啇ള쥁മ楋യല ചനരലടട ഇടലപടട v. ഭക്ഷണതലലന വവവലധദന ഗ쥁ണനലലവ楋രവ쥁ന അളവ쥁ന vi. ചപ楋ഷ啇楋ഹ楋ര സനബനലയ楋യ പരലചശ楋ധലചകണത楋ണട വലവരങ്ങൾ
vii. പ楋തങ്ങള쥁ലട ഗ쥁ണനലലവ楋രവ쥁ന വ핃തലയ쥁ന
viii. സസപ തടവ쥁啇楋ര쥁ലട 啇മ്പ്യൂലടയ쥁ള 啇쥁ടല啇ൾക쥁 ല啇楋ട쥁ക쥁ന ആഹ楋രതലലന ഗ쥁ണനലലവ楋രന
6 അടലസ楋ന i. ലപ楋ത쥁വ楋യ쥁ളളമ쥁റല സ�啇രദങ്ങള ii. വ楋യനശ楋ല
iii. ഷവറ쥁ന ട楋പ쥁ന
iv. വ啇啇ഴ쥁啇쥁നതലന쥁മറ쥁ന ഉപചയ楋ഗലക쥁ന ചബസലന്
v. മ쥁啇ളലല쥁ള ട楋ങലലന വ핃തല
vi. മഴലവള സനഭരണന vii. അതദ楋ഹലത സമയതട ഉപചയ楋ഗലക쥁ന മണല
viii. ചമൽകമ്പ്യൂരയലൽ നലന쥁ന ലവളന ഇറ쥁വപഴൽ
ix. ലടലലവലഷന്
x. ച쥁വർ ഘടല啇楋രന
xi. നവപ啇രണന
xii. ലപ楋ത쥁 ശ쥁ചപ啇രണ വദവസ
xiii. സപലലനഗട ഫ楋ൻ , എചക楋സടറട ഫ楋ൻ
xiv. ജയലലലൽ ആവശദതലന쥁ള ശ�ച楋ലയങ്ങൾ പണല啇ഴലപലചലട쥁ചണ楋? xv. ജയലലലൽ ആവശദതലന쥁ള 啇쥁ളലമ쥁റല啇ൾ പണല啇ഴലപലചലട쥁ചണ楋? xvi. അവരവര쥁ലട സ楋ധനങ്ങൾ സ쥁രക്ഷലതമ楋യല പമ്പ്യൂടലവച쥁 സമ്പ്യൂക്ഷലക쥁നതലന楋യല അറ啇ൾ പണല啇ഴലപലചലട쥁ചണ楋? 7 സ楋നസ楋രല啇വ쥁ന i. വലചന楋ദപദവ쥁മ楋യ ധദ楋നന പവർതനങ്ങൾ: . ഇതരതലല쥁ള ii. ചയ楋ഗ പവർതനങ്ങൾ അചനവ楋സല啇ള쥁ലട iii. . മ楋നസല啇楋വസയലൽ ആചഘ楋ഷങ്ങൾ മ楋റനവര쥁ത쥁നതലന쥁 സഹ楋യ啇മ楋വ쥁ന . iv. 啇쥁റലപട: 啇ളല啇ൾ , ന楋ട啇ന ഇതരന പവർതനങ്ങൾ ആത്മഹതദ楋പവണത啇ളല v. ൽ നലന쥁ന ആത്മപചയ楋നമനന അചനവ楋സല啇ലള പലനലരലപലക楋ന. vi. ഉപചദശന ഇതരന പവർതനങ്ങൾ vii. പതലവ楋യല മയക쥁മര쥁ന쥁പചയ楋ഗലക쥁ന നടചതണത쥁ണട ശപലന ഇല楋ത楋ക楋ൻ
viii. 啇楋യല啇 മതരങ്ങള쥁ന മറ쥁 啇ളല啇ള쥁ന
ix. ജയലലലൽ സലനലമ 啇楋ണൽ
x. അചനവ楋സല啇ള쥁ലട മ楋നസല啇楋ചര楋ഗദന ലമചലപട쥁ത쥁നതലന쥁ള മറട പവർതനങ്ങൾ 8 അചനവ楋സല啇ൾക쥁ള i. എല楋 അചനവ楋സല啇ൾക쥁ന ചവതനന സമയതലനട അവര쥁ലട ചജ楋ലലക쥁ള ല啇楋ട쥁ക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋 ചവതനന സമയതലനട ല啇楋ട쥁ക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋
ii. അചനവ楋സല啇ൾ啇ട ലപ楋ത쥁ചമഖല楋 ബ楋ങ쥁啇ളലൽ പണമലടപ楋ടട നടത楋ൻ അക�ണട ഉചണ楋
9 നലയമസഹ楋യന i. ജയലല쥁啇ളലൽ നലയമ楋വചബ楋ധന നൽ啇쥁നതലന楋യല ച啇രള 啇쥁റലപട:- സനസ楋ന നലയമ സഹ楋യ നലയമ楋വചബ楋ധന അചത楋റലറല യ쥁ലട സനഘങ്ങൾ/പ楋ര楋 ലപഗൽ നലർചദ്ദേശപ啇楋രന ചവ楋ളനർമ楋ർ നലയമവലദഗടധർ പതലവ楋യല വകപലന楋ർ എനലവർ സന്ദർശനന നടത쥁ന쥁ചണ楋 ? എതചനരന ജയലല쥁啇ളലൽ അതലലന പചയ楋ജനന ചലലവഴലക楋റ쥁ണട എനതടസന ഘന ii. ജയലലലൽ നലയമ സഹ楋യ രജലസടററ쥁啇ൾ 啇ടളലനല啇ട പരലചശ楋ധലച쥁 ചവണന പവർതലക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋 ? തലടലപട쥁ത쥁വ楋ൻ. .യ楋ഥ楋ർത്ഥവലവരങ്ങൾ അതലലന പചയ楋ജനന പഠന വലവരതലൽ ലഭലക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋? ഉൾലപട쥁ചതണത楋ണട. നലയമ സഹ楋യതലലന iii. ചയ楋ഗദര楋യ എല楋 ഗ쥁ണനലലവ楋രവ쥁ന അചനവ楋സല啇ൾക쥁ന പചയ楋ജനവ쥁ന നലയമസഹ楋യന പഠനസനഘന നൽ啇쥁ന쥁ചണ楋? അചനവ楋സല啇ലള അതടഎതചത楋ളന ചനരലട쥁啇ണട സനസ楋രലച쥁 പചയ楋ജനപദമ楋ണട വലലയലര쥁ചതണത楋ണട iv. ചയ楋ഗദര楋യ എല楋വരടക쥁ന ചരഖ啇ൾ വ啇മ楋റ쥁ന쥁ചണ楋
v. ലചറ쥁啇쥁റവ楋ളല啇ലള പതലവട 啇쥁റവ楋ളല啇ളലൽ നലന쥁ന മ楋റല പ楋ർപലചലട쥁ചണ楋 vi. നലയമ楋വചബ楋ധ ശലൽപശ楋ല/നലയമ സ楋ക്ഷരത楋 ശലൽപശ楋ലയലൽ പലങട쥁തലട쥁ചണ楋?
vii. നലയമസഹ楋യന നൽ啇쥁നതലന楋യല അന쥁വദലചലട쥁ള മ쥁റലയ쥁ലട അവസയ쥁ന സ�啇രദവ쥁ന viii. പ楋ര ലപഗൽ ചവ楋ളണപയർസട അചനവ楋സല啇ള쥁ലട പര楋തല啇ൾ പരലഹരലക쥁നതലനട പചയ楋ജനപദമ楋യ രപതലയലൽ പവർതലക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋? ix. അചപക്ഷ നൽ啇ലയലട쥁ന , ചയ楋ഗദതയ쥁ണ楋യലട쥁ന നലയമസഹ楋യന ലഭലക楋തത楋യലട쥁ചണ楋? x. നലയമസഹ楋യന നൽ啇쥁നതലന楋യല നലയമലചലട쥁ള വകപലന楋ർ ഫലപദമ楋യ രപതലയലൽ 啇ക്ഷലയ쥁മ楋യല പതലവ楋യല ആശയവലനലമയന നടത楋റ쥁ചണ楋 ?
xi. ജ楋മദന 啇ലട楋ൻ അരടഹതയ쥁ണ楋യലട쥁ന എലനങലല쥁ന 啇楋രണത楋ൽ ജ楋മദന 啇ലട楋ലത ജയലലലൽ 啇ഴലയ쥁ന쥁ചണ楋?ഉലണങലൽ വലശദപ啇രലക쥁啇 xii. 啇쥁റ啇핃തദതലനന쥁സ핃തമ楋യ പരമ楋വ쥁ധല ശലക്ഷ楋啇楋ല楋വധല അന쥁ഭവലചതലന쥁 ചശഷവ쥁ന ഏലതങലല쥁ന 啇쥁റവ楋ളല ജയലലലൽ 啇ഴലയ쥁ന쥁ചണ楋? ഉലണങലൽ വലശദവലവരങ്ങൾ നൽ啇쥁啇 xiii. ഏലതങലല쥁ന 啇쥁റവ楋ളല പരമ楋വ쥁ധല ശലക്ഷയ쥁ലട പ啇쥁തല അന쥁ഭവലച쥁 ജയലലലൽ 啇ഴലയ쥁ന쥁ചണ楋 ?ഉലണങലൽ വലശദ വലവരങ്ങൾ അറലയലക쥁啇 xiv. ഏലതങലല쥁ന അചനവ楋സലകട സ楋മ്പതല啇啇楋രണങ്ങള楋ൽ ജയലൽ അപപൽ ചബ楋ധലപലക楋ൻ 啇ഴലയ楋തത쥁ചണ楋 ? ഉലണങലൽ വലശദവലവരങ്ങൾ നൽ啇쥁啇.ആവശദലമങലൽ 啇മ്പ്യൂട쥁തൽ 啇ടല楋സട ചചർക楋വ쥁നത楋ണട xv. മലറലനങലല쥁ന പസ楋വന楋ചയ楋ഗദമ楋യ വലവരങ്ങൾ ? 10 പ쥁റനചല楋啇വ쥁മ楋യ쥁ള i. ജയലലലലല അചനവ楋സല啇ലള ബനന i. അവര쥁ലട 啇쥁ട쥁നബവ쥁മ楋യ쥁ന സ쥁ഹ핃ത쥁കള쥁മ楋യ쥁ന പതലവ楋യല [Rules 58 to 63 of ആശയവലനലമയതലനട Nelson Mandela അന쥁വദലക楋റ쥁ചണ楋? Rules]:- This would ii. 啇쥁ട쥁നബ楋നഗങ്ങൾക쥁ന substantially ii. പ쥁റത쥁ളവർക쥁ന reduce the feeling അചനവ楋സല啇ലള of isolation that a സന്ദർശലക쥁നതലനട എത prisoner has and സമയന അന쥁വദലചലട쥁ണട would have an iii. ജയലലലലല അചനവ楋സല啇ൾ啇ട impact on his or നലയമസഹ楋യന her mental stability നൽ啇쥁നതലന楋യല thereby reducing ഏർപ楋ട쥁ലചയലട쥁ള the possibility of വകപല쥁മ楋യല ആശയവലനലമയന any harmful നടത쥁വ楋ന쥁ന നലയചമ楋പചദശന activity by the ചതട쥁വ楋ന쥁മ쥁ള prisoner. അന쥁മതലയ쥁ചണ楋 iv. തടവ쥁啇楋രനട അവര쥁ലട iii. 啇쥁ട쥁നബ楋നഗങ്ങള쥁മ楋യല ലടലചഫ楋ൺ മ쥁ചഘന സനസ楋രലക楋ൻ അന쥁വ楋ദമ쥁ചണ楋 v. 啇쥁റവ楋ളല啇ൾ啇ട പതന, ആന쥁啇楋ലല啇ങ്ങള쥁ന മറട പസലദപ啇രണങ്ങള쥁ന വ楋യലക楋ന쥁ള അന쥁വ楋ദമ쥁ചണ楋 vi. തടവ쥁啇楋ർകട ലടലലവലഷനലൽ iv. ചദശപയ വ楋ർത ച楋നൽ 啇楋ണ楋ൻ അന쥁വ楋ദമ쥁ചണ楋 11. പര楋തല啇ൾ i . പര楋തലലപടല ലഭദമ楋ചണ楋
ii പര楋തല പരലഹ楋ര വദവസ പചയ楋ജനപദമ楋യ രപതലയലൽ പവർതലക쥁ന쥁ചണ楋
SUMMARY OF JAIL STUDY REPORT (STATISTICS ) PREPARED BY KERALA STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
No. and location of Jail in the Hygiene Cleanliness State
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Sl.No Namethe of jail Spray of Insecticide- Yes/No Whether no.ofToilet /Bathroom : Suffecient Yes/No Sewerage Condition :Good/Bad Drain Choking Drains/Clear Yes/No : FoulSmell :Yes/No Whether usage of Toiletries/Soa ps/Pastes etc…:Yes/No Whether Overflow :Good/Bad Whetherany note-worthy feature: Yes/No Whether Garbage collection : Yes/No Whether Garbage Segregation :Yes/No Whether Barracks generally : Yes/No Whether visitors Room allowed :Yes/No Whetherany of Leakage taps:Yes/No Condition of Kitchen /Cooking area :Good/Bad Condition of Canteen :Good/Bad Whether Corridors maintained :Yes/No Condition of OpenArea :Good/Bad 1 Special Sub Jail Kasaragod Yes No Good Yes No Yes Good not repaired Yes Yes Yes No No Bad Good Yes Good
2 Open Jail cheemeni N0 Yes Bad No Yes Yes No Foul Smell Yes No YES No No Good Good Yes Good 3 District Jail Hosdurg No No Good Yes No Yes No Nil Yes No Yes No seperate room No Good Good Yes Good
4 District Jail Thalassery NO Yes Good Clear No Yes No not repaired Waste dumped in a pit Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
5 Special Sub Jail Thalassery No Yes Good Clear No No No NIL Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes YES.ONE CLEAN BUT BIOGS INSUFFICIENT 6 Special Sub Jail Kannur No `YES OPEN CLEAR NO YES NIL NO NO YES NO GOOD no canteen facility Nil Good PLANT IS LIGHT AND EEN VENTILATION IN 1 CLEAN, BUT YES,BUT NOT DAMAED SEWAGES ARE VERY 7 Sub Jail Kannur NO BAD NO NO YES OUTLET NO NO INSUFFICIENT NIL YES GOOD no canteen facility NIL CLEAN MAINTAINED DANGEROUS TANK VENTILATION
toilet has no facilities the outside toilets have no doors Shortage of drinking water as the inmates in 8 Central Prison Kannur YES NO GOOD CLEAR NO YES NO Block 10 are mentally disordered YES NO YES YES GOOD GOOD YES GOOD they put under garments in the well and made the water pollutted.
9 Women Jail Kannur no yes NO NIL YES NO NIL YES YES YES NO YES GOOD no canteen facility NO GOOD
10 Sub Jail Vythiri yes YES YES YES NO Yes NO NIL YES YES YES NO NO GOOD No NO GOOD
11 District Jail Mananthavady Yes Yes Yes Yes NO No No NIL YES YES YES NO NO GOOD No NO GOOD
12 Sub Jail Quilandi Yes Yes Yes No NO NO NO NIL YES YES YES NO NO GOOD No NO GOOD 13 District Jail Kozhikkode yes YES GOOD CLEAR NO YES NO NO NO NEAT AND CLEAN YES. NO GOOD NO CANTEEN YES NEAT
There is a proposal for shifting 14 Sub Jail Vadakara YES YES GOOD YES YES YES YES NO NO YES NO YES GOOD NA YES CLEAN the jail to another building. 15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode YES YES GOOD YES NO YES NO NIL YES YES YES NO NO GOOD NA YES CLEAN PROVIDING COLLECTED DAILY BY THE 16 Sub Jail Perinthalmanna Every week CLEAN GOOD CLEAR NO ONCE IN A NO NIL YES CLEAN SMALL AREA NO CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN NEAT MUNCIPALITY WEEK FOOD WASTES ARE COLLECTED BY THE NO PROVIDING GOOD CONDITION OUTSIDE AGENCY ONCE IN SMALL AREA, 17 Sub Jail Manjeri NO BATHROOMS GOOD CLEAR NO ONCE IN A NO NIL YES BUT OVER NO CLEAN GOOD GOOD GOOD 2 DAYS.OTHER WASTES CLEAN AVAILABLE WEEK CROWDED ARE DEPOSITED IN THE AREA EARMARKED 18 Sub Jail Tirur As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail
Food wastages are being AVERAGE collected by the outside 19 Sub Jail Ponnani NO CLEANLINES NO NO NO PROVIDED NO NIL agencies once in two days. NO GOOD AND CLEAN SMALL AREA NO GOOD NO CANTEEN CLEAN CLEAN S Other wastages are depositing in the area earmarked.
20 Special Sub Jail Chittur YES YES NO YES NO YES yes NIL YES NO NO NO NO CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN
21 Special Sub Jail Alathur YES YES CLEAR YES NO YES yes NIL YES YES YES YES NO YES NO CANTEEN CLEAN CLEAN
22 Sub Jail Ottappalam YES YES CLEAR YES NIL YES yes NIL YES YES YES YES Nil YES CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN
23 Special Sub Jail Palakkad yes yes good clear no provided nil nil no no YES NO NO YES NO CANTEEN YES YES
24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda YES YES GOOD YES NO YES NO NIL YES YES NO BARRACKS NO NO CLEAN NO CANTEEN
25 Sub Jail Chavakkad yes yes GOOD YES NO YES NO NIL YES YES NO BARRACKS YES 1 NO CLEAN NO CANTEEN NO CLEAN 26 Sub Jail Viyyur No Yes Good Yes No Yes No NIL Yes Yes Clean Yes No Clean No canteen No Clean NO VISITORS 27 Women Jail Viyyur NO yes good clear NO good yes NIL GOOD YES YES NO CLEAN NO CANTEEN NO NO ROOM 28 Central Prison Viyyur NO GOOD GOOD GOOD NO GOOD NO not repaired GOOD YES CLEAN 1 NO CLEAN GOOD YES GOOD
29 District Jail Viyyur NO YES GOOD NO YES AVAILABLE yes NIL YES NO CELLS ONLY no room NO CLEAN NO CANTEEN NO NEAT clean,using Borstal School/ Women Jail bleaching due to scarcity of water buys from 30 yes good clear no yes no yes yes yes yes no clean yes yes yes kakkanad powder to ouside agency clean NO NO SEPARATE 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha yes YES YES YES NO YES NIL Biogas plant is not working NO CELLS ONLY NO YES YES YES YES OVERFLOW ROOM
32 Sub Jail Aluva YES YES GOOD CLEAR NO YES NO ..... YES NO NA NA NO CLEAN NA CLEAN CLEAN
No insecticide 7 Toilets and sprays, Soap is open bath mosquito provided, paste hard water stain hence Acid No visitors room Dirt free kitchen with room with two No leaking tap No special canteen Narrow corridor but 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery repellents Good clean drain no and other no based cleaners should be Garbage is collected in buckets yes Clean and Tidy provided since lack work area and a good bathing tank found area clean used. Windows toiletries provided of space store room more or less covered with personalized clean net.
YES . FROM AT RAINY COLLECTED BY NO SEPARATE 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam yes good good yes SOMETIMES TOILETS ARE INSUFFICIENT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES CANTEEN TIME CORPORATION ROOM In rainy 35 District Jail Kakkanadu YES YES GOOD YES NO Providing NIL YES YES NEAT AND CLEAN YES.HALL NO GOOD YES YES YES seasons neat and no. guard room is 36 Sub Jail Devikulam frequently yes satisfactory no yes no nil no not daily disposed neat and clean no good NO CANTEEN NEAT AND CLEAN NEAT clean used for visitors Soap and Oil 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu YES YES satisfactory Clear NO NO NIL DISPOSED IN BIOGAS PLANT NO CLEAN NO ROOM NO CLEAN No Canteen CLEAN CLEAN issued
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara No Yes gGood clear Yes Yes Yes NIL Yes Yes CLEAN No Room No Clean NA Yes Good
39 District Jail Alappuzha No yes bad not clear Yes Yes Yes NIL Yes Yes ……… No No Good No Yes Good
Waste water from the bathroom is being diverted to a vacant land Some taps are 40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam YES YES Clear NO NO NO NIL YES YES Neat and Clean NO CLEAN NO CANTEEN NEAT AND CLEAN NO AREA which is likely to found leaking cause serious health issues to the inmates
NEAT AND 41 Sub Jail Pala YES SATISFACTORY CLEAR NO YES NO NIL YES GOOD NEAT AND CLEAN YES. But no facility NO YES Yes NEAT AND CLEAN Neat CLEAN
The sewage lines from the toilets at the district jail Kottayam were neat and clean. But found in very bad condition. The the open area Moderately clean. septic tank was leaking and The food wastes are seen behind the prison is Slabs in thecooking CLEAN AND overflowing as it has reached its deposited in the open space No Lekage but used to dump 42 District Jail Kottayam NO BAD CLEAR NO NO yes NO Neat and Clean NO ROOM area are broken and no canteen facility neat and tidy NEAT maximum capacity. The behind the prison and this is water security waste. Waste water immediate steps are authorities are constructing a being burned periodically from the septic tank needed to replace it new septic tank, but it is doubtful is seeping to that whether the said tank is sufficient area to meet the needs of district jail
43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara occassionally yes GOOD CLEAR NO YES NO NIL YES YES CELLS YES NO CLEAN CLEAN Neat NEAT
Distributed by Once in a neat and NO The inmates complaint that they 44 District Jail Kollam YES GOOD NO when paid by Yes by Muncipality YES YES YES NO CLEAN GOOD CLEAN CLEAN Week clean OVERFLOW have to be paid for tooth paste the inmates
BUY 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta YES CLEAN GOOD CLEAR YES NO NIL YES YES CLEAN NO NO YES NIL GOOD CLEAN INDIVIDUALLY
Once in a THROUGH MUNCIPALITY BY 46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara CLEAN GOOD YES NO AVAILABLE NIL NIL NIL WARD YES NO YES YES YES YES Week KUDUMBASREE NO BARRACKS, NO OVER 47 Sub Jail Attingal once in a week CLEAN GOOD YES NO AVAILABLE NIL YES BUT WARDS.IT IS NO NO GOOD NO CANTEEN YES NO OPEN AREA FLOW CLEAN Old kitchen. Sufficient in Proposal for Fogging Issued through number. No. clear NO OVER Bio waste and non-degradable Bio-waste is dumped in Maintained renovation of Prisoners canteen Sufficient open area 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri against Average. NO prisoners NIL Neat and tidy. Kept always clean. Neat Cleans every drains. FLOW waste collected separately. biogas plants. regularly. kitchen is approved available. available. mosquito. canteen. day. and work will start Providing soon. soaps for Bio-waste is dumped in 49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood yes Yes Good clear drains No every Nil YES neat Clean Yes Good Good Yes Clean biogas plants. inmates once Insecticide Toilet and in a week. Garbage segregated Open Prison for Women, spray bathroom Issued as and The surroundings of this prison Garbage collected and separately as organic and 50 good Clear Nil Nil Clean and tidy In good condition Nil Clean and tidy In good condition Neat and tidy Clean and tidy Poojappura periodically facilities are when required kept clean and tidy disposed properly inorganic. Organic garbage done from the provided to the used as vermin compost Every week Every room Every week insecticide has separate soap, toiletries, Large open area spray is used toilets and Separate pastes etc is Sewerage Good A good Central Prison and Separate bag is a arranged Good condition kept Well equipped and Corridors well are arranged with for killing Spy, common bath- Sewerage is well gangs for No Foul distributed. The system is Done every day, block wise visitors lounge is Maintained daily 51 Correctional Home NIL for collecting plastics and with periodically very large kitchen Maintained good maintained, Swiped garden and rat,bedbug, rooms us processed cleaning Smell prison Canteen well with the help inmates proposed pending without leakage Poojappura food waste material white washing area and washed daily vegetable mosquitoes by arranged drains arranged for Maintained. work cultivating plots warehouse and outside every individual FCI barrack purchase
52 District Jaip Poojappura AVAILABLE CLEAN BETTER GOOD NO AVAILABLE NIL NIL Manual Manual Clean Clean NO Clean and tidy CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN
Women Prison and Separate bags are arranged YES.INDIVIDU Large and Clean 53 Correctional Home NO YES GOOD CLEAR NO NO NIL YES for collecting plastic and Good Condition Yes Good Condition NO GOOD CLEAN CLEAN AL PURCHASE Kitchen Attakkulangara food waste
No. and location of Jail in location No. and
41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Sl.No 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sub Jail Pala Sub Jail Ponkunnam Sub Jail Alappuzha Jail District Mavelikkara Sub Jail Peerumedu Sub Jail Devikulam Sub Jail Kakkanadu Jail District Ernakulam Sub Jail Mattanchery Sub Jail Aluva Sub Jail Muvattupuzha Sub Jail kakkanad Jail Women School/ Borstal Viyyur Jail District Viyyur Prison Central Viyyur Jail Women Viyyur Sub Jail Chavakkad Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda Sub Jail Palakkad Jail Sub Special Ottappalam Sub Jail Alathur Jail Sub Special Chittur Jail Sub Special Ponnani Sub Jail Tirur Sub Jail Manjeri Sub Jail Perinthalmanna Sub Jail Kozhikkode Sub Jail Vadakara Sub Jail Kozhikkode Jail District Quilandi Sub Jail Mananthavady Jail District Vythiri Sub Jail Kannur Jail Women Kannur Prison Central Kannur Sub Jail Kannur Jail Sub Special Thalassery Jail Sub Special Thalassery Jail District Hosdurg Jail District cheemeni Jail Open Kasaragod Jail Sub Special the State State the
Name of the jail REGULARLY INSUFFICIENT SPACE WEEK IN A TWICE yes.daily YES yes AREACOMMON YES, AT the inmates washed daily by Clothes are AREA YES.AT COMMON YES yes YES YES YES Regular YES YES NO YES YES YES,DAILY is going onwork As the rennovation WEEK ONCE IN EVERY REGULARLY YES YES YES YES yes YES YES yes YES Yes YES Yes Yes Yes
Washing of Clothes regular : Yes/No PERIODICALLY WASHING PERIODICALLY WASHING MONTH IN A TWICE yes YES regularly YES provided No Blankets YES YES regularly NO BLANKETS YES NO Yes YES YES NO YES YES WEEKLY PROVIDED NO BLANKETS WEEKLY YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES na NA Yes yes Yes
Washing of Blankets regular : Yes/No seldom Sheets are washed YES YES regularly YES YES YES Clean ONLY BLANKETS YES YES YES YES YES REGULARLY WEEKLY YES YES YES PERIODICALLY YES MONTH IN A TWICE yes YES regularly YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes YS YES Yes Yes
Washing Sheets regular :Yes/No YES YES WATER OPEN WELL MONTHUSING IN A TWICE yes YES yes OF WATER GOOD.SCARCITY boiled and cochin is which corporation of supplied by is Water Drinking YES PURIFIER YES. THROUGH yes YES YES YES Yes YES YES YES YES YES YES WATER SAFE DRINKING YES.PROVIDED ALSO FILTERWATER HOT AND WATER YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes YES YES Yes Yes
Whether Pure Health drinking water 3 :Yes/No 2.45X4.65 4X4MTRS MEDIUM 13.94FTX9.84FT 16FTX16FT 18x16 ft 218X296M,CELL- CELL- BLOCK,SINGLE 486X446MMAIN 10x14ft 19X10FT 25 cents of land building situate in Single storied of 16X12 Feet. 8 ancells with area 20X10FT1 16 SQ MTR 10x14ft 4M BARRACKS 3.72 SQ CELLS, 3.72 AND WARD ROOMS 3.26S ROOM.NEW 3.66*2.44 OLD 3X72 Small SMALL YES YES 2.45X4.65 MEDIUM INSUFFICIENT STANDARD Medium SMALL Medium medium Medium
Size of cells and barracks : Standard/Medium YES ARE SEEN VENTILATORS THE YES, GRILLS OF VENTILATION OPEN sufficient YES YES building and all theover provided in the cell ventilation is Sufficient YES VENTILATION POOR GOOD YES GOOD No NO YES YES YES YES VENTILATORS SMALL ARE PROVIDED VENTILATORS SMALL MODERATE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES INSUFFICIENT NO Yes YES YES Yes Yes
Proper Ventilation :Yes/No BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH INSUFFICIENT LIGHT IN TOILETS IS SUFFICIENT BOTH sufficient YES,BOTH yes BOTH portiona small allalmost area except Natural light reaches YES.BOTH POOR yes YES YES YES Yes YES YES YES YES YES ELECTRIC LIGHT YES YES YES YES INSUFFICIENT INSUFFICIENT Yes YES YES Both natural
Lighting :Natural/Artificial FRIDAYS VISIT THE JAIL ON HEAD QUARTERS OFRMO TALUK EVERY FRIDAY A WEEK THQFROM ONCE IN DOCTOR VISITED has been requested to the sub jail. The BDO centre is situated near no.primary health PHYSICIAN DAILY. GENERAL YES.ONE DOCTOR no WEEKLY VISIT maintained and a register is Doctorregularly visit UPON REQUEST EVERY FRIDAY AND WEEKLY ONCE no NO YES 2 IN A WEEK TWICE Regularly ONCE IN A WEEK ONCE IN A WEEK YES YES YES ONCE IN A WEEK ONCE IN A WEEK ONCE IN A WEEK ONCE IN A WEEK REQUIRED NO. WHENEVER YES YES YES YES YES YES NO Yes ONCE AWEEK IN YES Yes No
Availability of Doctor :Yes/No AVAILABLE MEDICINES IS NECESSARY WITH FIRSR AID BOX AVAILABLE MEDICIINES SUFFICIENT THE DOCTOR DIRECTION OF AS PER THE PURCHASED THE PRISON MAINTAINED IN PHARMACY IS YES.BY A SMALL THE ARE SUPPLIED MEDICINES YES. yes DIRECTION OF AS PER THE PURCHASED served them in of inmate and box in the name in a separate Medicine is kept AVAILABLE YES yes YES AVAILABLE UNAVAILABLE Yes AVAILABLE AVAILABLE YES YES YES YES YES AVAILABLE ARE MEDICINES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES NO No NO NO Yes No
Availability of Medicine :Yes/No NO PATIENTS NO PATIENTS PATIENTS NO PSUCH NIL YES.1 HIV NO PATIENTS NO SUCH reported that HIV person but it is or any other sick there no was HIV At the of study time NIL NO NO NO YES NO NO NO PATIENTS NO PATIENTS NO NA NO NO PATIENTS NO PATIENTS NOT FOUND NO NO YES.1 HIV NO NO NA YES NA NA NA NA NA Yes NA
Special care for Patients of HIV,TB etc :Yes/No YES NO NO NO POST IS THERE NO.VACANT no NO sub Jail inNursing Staff the Medical or staff There is NO NO no NO STAFF AVAILABE L AND 1 NURSING PHARMASEUTICA YS UNAVAILABLE No UNAVAILABLE NO NO YES YES NO NO NOT AVAILABLE NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NIL NIL NO Yes NA
Availability of Para No medical staff Para /Nurses:Yes/No REQUIREMENT AS ON NO. CONSULTED NO NO NO NO registersonly YES computer not kept in record Book and are kept in Medical Medical records NO NO registersonly NO NO NO No NO NO NO YES YES NO NO COMPUTERISED NOT NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO No NO NO Yes Yes
Medical Record is computerised :Yes/No 4 NO REQUIREMENT NO. CONSULTED AS PER NO NO.EXCEPT THAT OF TB IS IN NEED THERE REFER WHEN NO.WILL no NO taken to the nearby Govt Hospital jail.required If the inmates are No specialists Visits in the sub NO NO no NO REGULARLY EYE SPECIALIST VISITS JAIL NO No NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO ONCE A IN WEEK ONCE A IN WEEK NO DENTIST NO NO No RMO NO No No
Regular visit of Facility Medical Specialists :Yes/No NOE NO AVAILABLE NO YES no NO stretchers Ambulance or facility of There is no NO NO no CHAIRS 2 WHEEL YES ONLY STRETCHERS No NO NO NO YES YES NO NO AVAILABLE NOT YES NO NO NO YES NO YES 1 nil nil NO Yes No Availability of Ambulance /Stretchers :Yes/No HEALTH CENTERE ADMITTED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WERE PERSONS MENTAL WITH HEALTH CENTERE ADMITTED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WERE PERSONS MENTAL WITH NIL NO SUCH ISSUES HEALTH CLINIC, THRISSUR PATIENTS ARE IN MENTAL MEDICATION.UNDER 6 YES.23 PERSONS ARE Yes.1 CLINIC, THRISSUR 1.IN MENTAL HEALTH hospital referred to the concerned The mentally patients ill are NIL THRISSURMCH YES. ACCOMODATED IN Yes.1 4 CASES 79 CASES TREATMENT RECORDS.2 CASE UNDER 5 CASES AS PER No TREATMENT ONE PATIENT UNDER TREATMENT CONTINUED UNDER ONE CASE HOSPITALISED 1 NO YES YES IS REPORTED NO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE NOT REPORTED ANY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE NOT REPORTED ANY ADMINTTED TO THE MENTAL PATIENTS ARE NO NO IN MENTAL HOSPITAL PRISONERS ADMITTED REMANDED NOTED.TWO CASES3 ARE mental patients of consists YES, 10 Bolck NO NO No level local at psychiatrists symptoms to taken are withdrawl showing those NO No No
Whether any Mental Health Issues :Yes/No NO PERSONS NIL NIL NO YES.3 YES.1 NO central prison persons are sent to handicapped Physically YES.1 NO YES.1 NO YES NO No 2 CASES NO YES NIL NO NO NIL YES NO NO NO persons 2 NO NO NIL NIL NO No No
Physically Handicapped :Yes/No 1 NO NO NO PROVIDED DISPENSARY IS YES yes MAINTAINED YES.KIT maintained No Dispensary is ONLY FIRST AIX BOX AVAILABLE FIRST AID BOX yes YES NO No NO NO YES NIL YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO No NO NO Yes
Whether Dispensary for Minor Problems :Yes/No INMATES NO WOMEN INMATES NO WOMEN NO NA no NA admission No women NO NA no WEEK VISITS ONE IN A PSYCHIATRIST WEEK VISIT ONCE IN A PSYCHIATRIST NO NA NA NA NO NO NO PRISONERS NO WOMEN REQUIRED, MEDICAL AID IS NO. IF ANY PRISONERS NO WOMEN NO NO NO NO prisoners womenNo NA NO NA NA NO NA Whether Gynecologists and Psychiatrists visiting the Women Jail regularly :Yes/No safe drinkimg doctor from district no medicines ae PERSONS WITH MENTAL Not washing sufficient.no artificial washing regularly periodically water is provided to 17ftx14ft sufficient hospital attended the available.howev no patients no no noconsulted as per requirement no HEALTH ISSUES WERE no no no 42 District Jail Kottayam periodically light in the toilets the inmates NOdistrict REGULAR jail on all fridays er the medicines AVAILABLE ADMITTED IN THE MENTAL SUFFICIENT YES.AVAILABL SAFE DRINKING DOCTOR, BUT FROM THE NOT REPORTED ANY YES.ONCE IN TWO YES REGULARLY REGULARLY AS PER RULE VENTILATION IS BOTH E TO THE NOT REPORTED NO MANUALLY KEPT WHENEVER NECESSARY NIL NO WATER DOCTORS ARE NEARBY TALUK MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE WEEKS 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara PROVIDED NEEDY CALLED FROM THE HOSPITAL NO. INMATES REQUESTED YES. 3 CASES. i. YES REGULARLY REGULARLY YES YES YES ONCE IN A WEEK YES NA NO MANUALLY KEPT FOR THE SERVICE OF YES Sri.Danish -UT No.2185 NO NO NA 44 District Jail Kollam SPECIALIST DOCTORS IN THE ii. Sri.Faisal -UT No.2062 District Jail INSUFFICIENT NOT YES YES YES YES SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT ONCE IN A WEEK NO NO NO NO NO PR NO NO No women prisoners 45 Pathanamthitta SPACE AVAILABLE Spel.Sub Jail Cell:123 MEDICINE YES YES YES AVAILABLE YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO ...... NA 46 Neyyattinkara inch(length) AVAILABIE YES, Bolck 10 consists of DAILY WEEKLY WEEKLY AVAILABLE Width:96 inch YES YES YES YES NO NIL NO NO NIL NIL NO NO 47 Sub Jail Attingal mental patients Transferred to Boiled water used . Permanent Barrack:270inch(le Permanent doctor central AMBULANCE Open Prison, DAILY Keeps clean DAILY for drinking. Water Sufficient Sufficient Sufficient pharmacist Not computerized NIL NO NO AVAILABLE NA ngth) available. prisonwhere AVILABLE 48 Nettukaltheri purifier available. available. special care Spl.Sub Jail AMBULANCE Regular Yes Yes YES Width:179 inch Yes Yes Yes Yes NO No No No Yes. Not Specified No NO No 49 Kunjalammood AVILABLE This prison situated Service ENT., Skin, Dental, Eye, NIL. service service available from Open Prison for Women, Issued at Proper service available Properly Properly Properly Provided - Proper Natural and artificial Available Nil in the Central Kept in CP Hospital T.B. etc from MCH and General available from NIL NIL nearby Women and 50 Poojappura time from CP Hospital Prison compound , Hospital as per the reference of CP Hospital Children Hospital Well arranged 2 Allopathy doctors ( pharmacy with Special care is Jail Medical Officer examines residential) are on duty the service of a Pharmacist, ECG given to cancer Computer are used 3 ambulances every prisoners and instances Special Care are Central Prison and Reverse osmosis daily up to 1 Pharmacist. Is Technician, Lab Dental Doctor is Visiting. Once in Electricity and sunlight diabetic . HIV and and medical and sufficient were any prisoners require given to physically Prison hospital is Psychiatrists Doctor, Correctional Home Every day TRICE A WEEK THRICE A WEEK plants are recently Standard size Properly Ventilated pm,Ayurveda , working and no Technician, a week, no other special doctor are well available TB Patients [ HIV- records are kept stretchers are mental assistance, they are handicapped available Once in 2 weeks installed. Homoeopathy, Dental expired Nursing Assistance is available Poojappura 12 prisoners 18-4 neatly available. referred to Mental Health prisoners. and Psychiatrist are medicines are are available prisoners] Centre. vising once in a week. distributed/ used 51 in prison BEIINF DONW BEING DONE Hot water issued to As prescribed in In accordance with MANAGED BY BING DONE WELL Sufficient YES, PARTIME Yes Nil NIL NO NO NO NIL NIL NA 52 District Jaip Poojappura WELL WELL Prisoners Kerala Prison Rule the Rule PSYCHIATRISTS Women Prison and NO FACILITY YES.ONCE IN TWO Correctional Home YES REGULAR REGULARLY YES STANDARD SIZE GOOD BOTH YES FOR STORING NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO WEEKS 53 Attakkulangara MEDICINE
No and location of Jail in the Compliance of Directions of central & State Government Food State
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Sl.No
Yes/No
suicides? suicides?
separate separate sheet.
Name of the jail the of Name
nomalize them? nomalize
utensils?: Yes /No utensils?:
NUTRITIOUD FOOD NUTRITIOUD
requirements? Yes/No requirements?
Fresh and Hot :Yes/No Hot and Fresh
Variety of Food :Yes/No :Yes/No Food Variety of
examine the knowledge. the examine
in such unnatural deaths? unnatural such in
Quality/Quantity :Good/Bad :Good/Bad Quality/Quantity
yes,number of such deaths? such of yes,number
in the jail during 01.01.2012 .If jail during the in
Reason behind unnatural death unnatural behind Reason
Rules and (vi) the Guidelines on on Guidelines the (vi) and Rules
time,are being followed strictly? strictly? followed being time,are
studies these documents?please documents?please these studies of Cleanliness & Quality Whether
Prison Manual,(ii) the monograph monograph the PrisonManual,(ii)
in Prison -prevention strategy and and strategy Prison -prevention in
Whether requirements of Dietary ? Dietary ? of requirements Whether
which is conducive for committing committing for is conducive which
Whether these directions are being are being directions these Whether
Whether the copies of (1) the Model Model the (1) of copies the Whether
What steps have been made to stop stop to made been have steps What
case of Women inmates as per their as pertheir inmates Women caseof
who are prone to commit suicide? If If suicide? commit to are prone who
by the Internal Committee of the Red Red the of Committee Internal the by
inmates.What step has been taken to to taken been has step inmates.What
Governments,(v) the Nelson Mandela Mandela Nelson the Governments,(v)
Whether the Jail authorities informed informed Jail authorities the Whether suicides? committing from prisoners have Jail Officers higher the Whether
Whether Quality is god for children in in children for isgod Quality Whether
Whether the atmosphere of jail is such jail issuch of atmosphere the Whether
in charge or prisons in every state and every and in state prisons or charge in
Whether any unnatural death is caused is caused death unnatural any Whether case) be may Police or the (as General
sent by the NHRC referred to above,(iv) above,(iv) referred NHRC to the by sent issued Custody in Deaths investigating
followed in letter & spirit?If not,reasons not,reasons spirit?If & letter in followed
points of view",(iii) the communications communications the view",(iii) of points
prepared by the NHRC entitled " suicide suicide " entitled NHRC the by prepared legal and rights human from implication
the Ministry of Home Affairs to the State State the to Affairs Home of Ministry the
Whether Judicial inquiry was conducted conducted was inquiry Judicial Whether
union Territory,are availabile in the Territory,are Jail? the availabilein union
Whether the inmates have been identiied identiied been have inmates the Whether by advisories issued of compendium the
& State Government ,issued from time to to time from ,issued Government State &
yes,specify the names & number of such such of number & names the yes,specify
thee Judicial Magistrate timely regarding regarding timely Magistrate Judicial thee Central the by issued directions Whether
unnatural deaths?If not,reasons thereof? not,reasons deaths?If unnatural Inspector or General Director the to Cros thereof.If yes,please describe in detail on on yes,please detail describe in thereof.If
1 Special Sub Jail Kasaragod No No No NA NA NA NA Yes Good Yes Yes No Good Yes
NO WOMEN AND 2 Open Jail cheemeni No NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes YES YES YES YES YES CHILDREN 3 District Jail Hosdurg NO NA NA NA NA NA NA YES GOOD YES YES YES YES NO CHILDREN AUTHORITIES SAID THAT THERE IS PRACTICAL DIFFICULTY IN LEAVING THE ROOF OF THE WARDS ARE PRISONERS BY CONSTRUCTED HIGH. In SINGLE CELLS THEMSELVES IN Yes.2 ROOF IS ARCH SHAPED WITHOUT FAN A DISTANCE BY accidental Accidental & OR HOOKS. BARS OF WINDOWS ARE 4 District Jail Thalassery NA YES YES NO SUCH INMATES THEMSELVES IN YES GOOD YES YES YES YES NA deaths and suicide VERTICAL AND PARALLEL MAKING IT DISTANCE 1 suicide IMPOSSIBLE TO HANG.ALSO WHILE COUNSELLING TO THE PRISONERS COMMUNICATIN WITH SUICIDE TENDENCY. G WITHT HE VISITORS.BUT THEY WILL BE OBSERVED FROM A REASONABLE MORAL TEACHING,RECREATION,MOTIVATION 5 Special Sub Jail Thalassery NO NA NO NA NA NA YES NIL ...... CLASSES AND YOGA CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED YE,ACCORDING TO THE JAIL PROPER ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE NO SUCH STEPS ARE AUTHORITIES, BUT COULD NOT BE 6 Special Sub Jail Kannur NO NA NA NA NA NO NOT STUDIED YES GOOD YES YES YES YES NA INMATES TO REDUCE STRESS TAKEN COULD NOT VERIFY STUDIED THE DOCUMENTS AS IT WAS UNAVAILABLE COULD NOT BE PROPER ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE 7 Sub Jail Kannur NO NA NA NA NA NO SUCH INMATES YES YES NOT STUDIED VERIFIED DUE YES GOOD YES YES YES YES YES INMATES TO REDUCE STRESS TO THE 8 Central Prison Kannur YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES DOCUMENTS 9 Women Jail Kannur NO NO NO NO NO NO NO SUCH INMATES YES NOT AVAILABLE NOT STUDIED YES GOOD YES YES YES YES YES UNAVAILABLE 10 Sub Jail Vythiri NO NA No NO NO NO NO SUCH INMATES YES NO NO YES GOOD YES YES YES YES YES 11 District Jail Mananthavady NO NA NO NO NO NO NO SUCH INMATES YES NO NO YES GOOD YES YES YES YES YES 12 Sub Jail Quilandi 13 District Jail Kozhikkode NO NO NO NO NO NIL NO SUCH INMATES YES YES YES YES GOOD YES YES YES CLEAN NA 14 Sub Jail Vadakara NA YES YES GOOD YES YES YES CLEAN NA
15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode NA YES YES GOOD YES YES YES CLEAN NO CHILDREN GOOD YES VEG AND NON STAINLE 16 Sub Jail Perinthalmanna NO NA NO NA NA NA NA YES JAIL MANUAL FOR 2014 WAS AVAILABLE YES DIRECTIONS YES GOOD SUFFICIENT YES NO CHILDREN VEG SS ARE FOLLOWED STEEL DIRECTIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS ARE BEING VISIT 2 FEMALE 17 Sub Jail Manjeri NO NA NOT CONDUSIVE FOR NA NA NO SUCH INCIDNTS ARE REPORTED NOT IDENTIFIED STRICTLY FOLLOWED NOT AVAILABLE YES YES YES AS PER RULE YES YES YES UNDER TRIALS FOLLOWED COMMITTING SUICIDE WERE STRICTLY ACCOMODATED
As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are 18 Sub Jail Tirur taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail
DIRECTIONS THE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT ARE BEING 19 Sub Jail Ponnani NA NOT CONDUCIVE FOR NA NA NO SUCH INCIDENTS ARE REPORTED NOT IDENTIFIED YES NOT AVAILABLE YES AS PER RULE GOOD AS PER RULE AS PER RULE YES GOOD NO CHILDREN REPORTED FOLLOWED COMMITTING SUICIE STRICTLY
20 Special Sub Jail Chittur YES YES AS PER RULE YES YES YES YES
21 Special Sub Jail Alathur YES YES AS PER RULE YES YES YES YES
22 Sub Jail Ottappalam YES YES YES YES YES YES NA
FOLLOWED THE STATE 23 Special Sub Jail Palakkad NO NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES AS PER RULE GOOD AS PER RULE ASPER RULE AS PER RULE GOOD NA AND CENTRAL RULES
PROPER ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWED THE STATE KNOWLEDGE 24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda NO NO NO NO NO NO SUCH INMATES MODEL PRISON MANNUAL YES YES YES YES YES GOOD NA INMATES TO REDUCE STRESS AND CENTRAL RULES ABOUT THAT
25 Sub Jail Chavakkad No No No No No nil Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Good NA FOLLOWED THE FOLLOWING AS PER 250G PER 26 Sub Jail Viyyur NO FOLLOWING MODEL PRISON RULES DIRECTIONS YES YES YES YES GOOD YES RULES PRISONER STRICTLY
HE WAS ONE HOMOSEXUAL PERSON AND HENCE AWARENESS PROGRAMMES WERE 27 Women Jail Viyyur COMMITTED NO YES YES NO SUCH INMATES NIL FOLLOWING MODEL PRISON RULES YES YES YES AS PER RULE AS PER RULE YES YES GOOD YES SUICIDE BY KEPT IN CONDUCTED HANGING ISOLATED ROOM
28 Central Prison Viyyur NO NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES YES AS PER RULE GOOD YES YES YES YES NA
29 District Jail Viyyur no .... no ...... INSTALLED CCTV CAMERAS yes yes. Model prison manual available yes well studied ...... yes good good yes yes yes yes
ACCIDENT AND Borstal School/ Women Jail YES. 2 30 MULTI ORGAN NO YES YES ... NO SUCH INMATES YES ONLY PRISON MANUAL AVAILABLE ...... YES YES YES YES YES YES NA kakkanad PERSONS FAILURE 1.ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY INSTALLED CCTV CAMERAS FOR 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha YES-2 NO YES YES NO SUCH INMATES YES YES ...... YES GOOD AS PER RULE YES YES YES NA OF GETTING 24 HOUR SURVEILLANCE RHABDOMYOLY The utensils The directions were are not fully Nutritious food is clean but 32 Sub Jail Aluva Nno na na na NA NA NO SUCH INMATES NO Knowledge only regarding the Prison Manual being followed YES provided to YES GOOD AS PER RULE YES NA no due to lack of inmates sufficient staff utensils for TREATMENT ARE BEING AS PER RULE 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery YES,2 1.TB NO YES YES INSTALLED CCTV CAMERAS GIVEN TO PSYCHIC YES YES, model prison manual available yes.well studied YES EXCELLENT GOOD YES YES GOOD NA YES PATIENTS
34 Sub Jail Ernakulam no .... no ...... INSTALLED CCTV CAMERAS yes yes. Model prison manual available yes well studied ...... yes good good yes yes yes yes
35 District Jail Kakkanadu NO NA NO NA NA NA ..... YES YES. ONLY MODEL PRISON MANUAL NA NA GOOD QUALITY GOOD GOOD YES YES YES NA
36 Sub Jail Devikulam YES.2 PRISONERS DIED DURING THE PERIOD CONDUCTING VARIOUS COUNSELLING 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu WHILE NIL NO YES YES NO SUCH INMATES NIL YES YES YES YES GOOD AS PER RULE YES YES GOOD NA UNDERGOIN CLASSES G TTREATMEN T IN THE HOSPITAL 38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha YES NEAT NO SEPARATE 40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam NO NA NO NA NA NO SUCH INMATES YES YES YES GOOD QUALITY GOOD YES YES AND MENU NO PROTOCOL IS IN FORCE IN THE CLEAN PRISON TO PREVENT SUICIDE DEATHS YES IT APPEARS FROM THE NEAT NO SEPARATE 41 Sub Jail Pala NO NA NA NA NA PRESUMABLY BECAUSE NO CASE OF NO SUCH INMATES NO NA YES GOOD QUALITY GOOD SUFFICIENT YES YES RECORDS THAT THE MENU SUICIDE OR SUICIDE ATTEMTS WERE AND DIRECTIONS ISUED REPORTED IN THE PRISON.HOWEVER CLEAN FROM TIME TO TIME THE PRISON AUTHORITIES ARE VERY LIMITED JAIL MANUAL ARE BEING FOLLOWED CAUTIOUS ABOUT SUCH A POSSIBILITY KNOWLEDGE AND SO FAR NOT IDENTIFIED STRICTLY YES.NEA AND THEY ARE KEEPING CONSTANT ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS SUFFICIENTFR NO SEPARATE 42 District Jail Kottayam NO NA NO NA NA ANY INMATE WHO IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE JAIL GOOD QUALITY GOOD YES YES T AND WATCH ON THE PRISONERS JAIL MANUAL ARE NOT ESH AND HOT MENU PRONE TO SUICIDE CLEAN AND OTHER AVAINLABLE IN DOCUMENTS THE JAIL
43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara NO NA NA NA NA NA NO SUCH INMATES GOOD QUALITY GOOD YES YES YES CLEAN NA
NO SUCH INMATES ARE 44 District Jail Kollam NO NA NA NA NA NA YES GOOD SUFFICIENT YES YES CLEAN NA REPORTED
SATISFA 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta NO NA NO NA NA NA NA YES FOLLOWED NIL NIL NIL YES SATISFACTORY AS PER RULE YES YES NA CTORY
46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara NO NA NO NA NA NA NA NO NA ...... NO GOOD SUFFICIENT YES YES GOOD YES
SUFFICIE 47 Sub Jail Attingal NO NA NA NA NA NA NA YES NO NO NO YES GOOD SUFFICIENT YES YES NT
No deaths inside jail. Only mentally and But suicides physically healthy inmates SATISFA 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri Not known NO YES YES YES YES YES YES SUFFICIENT GOOD SUFFICIENT YES YES NA during parole are admitted in open CTORY reported. ( 4 prison. numbers)
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood
Different types of NO CHILDREN Open Prison for Women, 50 NO NA NO NO NA NA NO SUCH INMATES YES YES YES YES Nutritious SUFFICIENT GOOD YES food issued as per YES ARE KEPT IN Poojappura prison rule THIS PRISON
Central Prison and Well Maintained Menu is Regular Counseling Food is provided As per Prison 51 Correctional Home 3 inmate. unknown NO YES YES NO SUCH INMATES NO Yes QualityAs per YES arranged as per Good YES YES as per prison rule Rule Poojappura prison Rule the Prison Rule.
NO SUCH 52 District Jaip Poojappura NIL NO NA NA YES YES YES YES SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT INMATES Women Prison and 53 Correctional Home NO NA NA NA NA YES Attakkulangara
No and location of Jail in Infrastructure Facilities Environment the State
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:Yes/No :Yes/No :Yes/No :Yes/No :Yes/No :Yes/No
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fixed:Yes/No
Name of Name the jail Rooms:Yes/No
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Additions:Yes/No
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Renovations:Yes/No
Whetherslockers and
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prisonersin ther Jail ?
WhetherWashingbasin
WhetherShowers/Taps
shelvesprovided are to
Seepagesroofs from of
EmergencyBell :Yes/No WhetherTelevision sets
WhetherLibrary :Yes/No
WhetherCommon Room
Ceilingand exhaust fans
HarvestingUtility available
Whethersufficent numbers
toiletsis constructed in the
General SanitationSystems
constructedin Jail ? Yes/No
Overheadtanks cleanliness :
Whethersufficient number of WhetherWall Clocks:Yes/No 1 Special Sub Jail Kasaragod Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Not done Yes No No No No No
2 Open Jail cheemeni YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES, EXHAUST 3 District Jail Hosdurg NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES FANS AVAILBALE YES YES NO YES IN KITCHEN ONLY
NO EXHAUST 4 District Jail Thalassery YES YES,985 BOOKS YES YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES FANS
5 Special Sub Jail Thalassery YES Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes NO EXHAUST FAN IS SEEN, YES IN EACH CEILING FACNS 6 Special Sub Jail Kannur NO YES NA NO YES NO NO NO NO Not done YES YES INSUFFICIENT COMMON LOCKER YES CELL ARE INSUFFICIENT IN NUMBER NOT 7 Sub Jail Kannur NO NO NO ONE YES NO NO 1 NO Not done BAD INSUFFICIENT NO COMMON NO FUNCTIONING
CHAPPATT UNIT YES, NO 8 Central Prison Kannur YES YESYNO NO NO YES YES 32 nos yes NO YES POOR NEEDS NO YES NO EXHAUST FAN RENOVATION
CEILING FANS YES IN EACH INSUFFICIENT, 9 Women Jail Kannur NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES COMMON YS BARRACKS EXHAUST FANS ARE NOT THERE
YES, , NO 10 Sub Jail Vythiri NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO CLEAN NO YES YES YES YES YES YES EXHAUST FAN
YES, NO 11 District Jail Mananthavady NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO CLEAN NO YES YES YES YES YES YES EXHAUST FAN 12 Sub Jail Quilandi NO EXHAUST 13 District Jail Kozhikkode yes yes taps only no yes no yes no yes no needed good yes yes no yes FAN IS SEEN
14 Sub Jail Vadakara YES YES TAPS NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Not done GOOD NO YES YES NO YES
15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode YES YES TAPS NO YES NO YES NO YES NO NO GOOD NO YES YES NO YES
BUSHES AND 16 Sub Jail Perinthalmanna NOT PROVIDED YES.WITH 1484 BOOKS ONLY TAPS AT KITCHEN ONLY YES NOT PROVIDED WORKING CLEAN YES YES.1 Not done GOOD YES. YES.8NOS YES NOT PROVIDED FLOWERS LOCKERS AND NO BATHROOMS. SHELVES ARE CLEANED ONLY ONLY IN ONLY COMMON ONLY A SMALL AREA 17 Sub Jail Manjeri SMALL AREA YES in good condition not provided NO` NO NO YES Not done GOOD NOT PROVIDED YES PROVIDED IN THE ONCE IN A YEAR VISITING AREA BATH AREA IS IS AVAILABLE OFFICE ROOM.NOT IN PROVIDED THE CELLS 18 Sub Jail Tirur
CLEANED ONLY IN VISITING 19 Sub Jail Ponnani NO YES GOOD CONDITION IN KITCHEN ONLY NOT PROVIDED NO NO Yes PROVIDED Not done GOOD NOT PROVIDED YES YES NOT PROVIDED ONLY A SMALL AREA ONCE IN A YEAR AREA
ONLY CEILING 20 Special Sub Jail Chittur YES YES ONLY TAPS NO YES NO YES NO YES NO DONE GOOD YES YES YES YES FANS
General Sanitation System is Satisfactory. Phenol is ONLY CEILING 21 Special Sub Jail Alathur YES YES YES NO YES NO YES NA YES NO DONE YES YES YES YES used to clean. Need acid FANS based solutions .
22 Sub Jail Ottappalam yes yes only taps no yes no no no yes no yes yes only exhaust fans yes yes yes yes
CLOCK AT 23 Special Sub Jail Palakkad NO YES ONLY TAPS NO CLEAN NO NO YES 32 nos 2 SETS Not done YES BOTH EXISTS YES OPEN BATH YES WELL MAIN HALL
INSIDE THE COOMON WASH CELLS NO 24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda 1 AVAILABLE ONLY TAPS 2. CLEAN NO NO NO ONE SET 1` YES AVAILABLE BOTH EXISTS OPEN BATH NO YES BASIN OUTSIDE TOILETS
25 Sub Jail Chavakkad NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO YES YES NO YES OPEN BATHROOMS NO YES NO SHOWERS NO EXHAUST 26 Sub Jail Viyyur NO YES NO 8 TANKS NO YES YES 1 NO Not done POOR YES 6 BATHROOMS NO YES TAPS ONLY FAN IS SEEN.
YES, NO 27 Women Jail Viyyur 2` YES, 14000 BOOKS only taps no 3 clean yes yes YES 20 sets 1` Not done yes yes yes no yes EXHAUST FAN
NO EXHAUST 28 Central Prison Viyyur 1 YES, NO ROOM ONLY TAPS YES 16 NOS. CLEAN NO NO NO 2SETS YES WORK IN PROGRESS GOOD YES YES NO VERY WELL FANS
yes.bath romm repair YES, ceiling fan is 29 District Jail Viyyur yes yes yes yes yes no yes no yes yes yes. Proper yes yes yes.store room is provided yes. Shortage of water and painting there
Borstal School/ Women Jail CEILING FANS COMMON TOILET 30 NO YES YES NO YES NO NO YES YES YES YES.KITCHEN GOOD YES OPEN FACILITY NO YES kakkanad ARE THERE ONLY
31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha NO YES ONLY TAPS NO YES NO NO NO YES NO Not done YES YES, YES COMMON NO YES
Yes sufficient There is no separate General Sanitation System A locker is in the office of All cells have toilets are there but bath room. A Was not able to No Seepages Yes, 32 inch LG is Satisfactory. Phenol is the superintendent where Yes greenery is upkeep 32 Sub Jail Aluva NO YES NO NO YES es, but not working YES YES Ceiling Fan. 2 not enough for common area with ascertain from roofs CRT Television Set used to clean. Need acid valuable belonging are in the corridor of prison Exhaust Fan. additional inmates two bathing tank is based solutions . placed admitted. provided
NO WASH BASIN YES, ceiling fan is YES.4 COMMON YES. STORE ROOM IS 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery NO YES ONLY TAPS YES NO NO NO YES YES YES, BATH ROOMS GOOD NO GOOD FOR INMATES there BATH ROOMS PROVIDED
yes.bath romm repair YES, ceiling fan is 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam yes yes yes yes yes no yes no yes yes yes. Proper yes yes yes.store room is provided yes. Shortage of water and painting there
NO.KEPT IN THE STORE 35 District Jail Kakkanadu YES YES ONLY TAPS YES YES YES NO NO NO YES NOT NOW WELL MAINTAINED YES, YES YES GOOD ROOM
36 Sub Jail Devikulam
OPEN SPACE ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE NO CEILING PROVIDED WITH A 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu NIL BUT BOOKS ARE TAPS ONLY NO CLEAN NO NO NO YES YES NIL SATISFACTORY YES NIL YES FANS COMMON WATER AVAILABLE TANK
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
NO EXHAUST 40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam NO YES ONLY TAPS 1 CLEANED ONLY ONCEYES IN A YEAR YES NO NOT WORKING NO NOT DONE NOT SATISFACTORY YES NO NO NO SPACE FAN IS SEEN
REQUIRED IN NO EXHAUST 41 Sub Jail Pala NO YES ONLY TAPS 1 CLEANED ONLY ONCENO IN A YEAR NO NO YES 1` NOT ATISFACTORY YES NO NO NO SPACE KITCHEN FAN IS SEEN
YES, WHICH IS USED FOR CONDUCTING TRAINING, LIMITED OPEN AWARENESS TAPS ARE THERE RENOVATION CEILING FANS LIBRARY WITH SPACE IS USED FOR CLASSES AND WATR ONLY ONE IN THE 2 COMMON REQUIRED TO THE ARE THERE BUT KEPT IN THE OFFICE 42 District Jail Kottayam SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SATISFACTORY NO YES NO YES NOT SATISFACTORY IN EACH CELL NO CULTIVATING ETC.A SHORTAGE IN THE JAIL WALL CLOCKS CELLS AND KITCHEN NO EXHAUST ROOM OF THE PRISON BOOKS VEGETABLES AND PORTIONOF TOILETS AREA AT THE JAILS FANS PLANTS THE COMMON ROOM IS USED AS LEGAL AID CLINIC
CEILING FANS ARE THERE BUT 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara YES YES ONLY TAPS NO NEAT NO YES NO YES YES NOT DONE GOOD MOST OF THEM YES YES NO YES ARE NOT WORKING
CEILING FANS 44 District Jail Kollam YES YES YES NO YES YES CLEAR NO YES YES YES GOOD YES PROVIDED YES NO YES.GOOD ARE THERE
NO FANS. NO, BUT BOOKS ARE USUALLY TAKE COMMON SPACE 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta NO ONLY TAPS NO SATISFACTORY NO NO NO NO YES GOING ON SATISFACTORY EXHAUST FANS YES NIL GIVEN FOR READING OPEN BATH PROVIDED FOR 2 CELLS
46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara NO YES YES YES YES NO YES NA YES YES NA GOOD YES, YES YES NO YES
47 Sub Jail Attingal NIL YES TAPS ONLY NO CLEAN NO YES YES YES YES YES, YES YES NIL YES
NO.IT IS 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE GOOD AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE GOOD AVAILABLE AVAILABLE YES YES NO NO CLEAN
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE GOOD AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE
Infrastructure facilities are Open Prison for Women, good. Common A good library contains lot Showers and taps Wash basins are Overhead tanks are Used tap water Environment is clean 50 available available available available Properly maintained available available yes yes Yes Poojappura rooms are issued of books are available available clean and tidy and well water greenery and attractive for the use of inmates
Central Prison and Private property of 51 Correctional Home YES YES TAPS ONLY YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES, YES YES prisoners are securely YES Poojappura kept at store room.
TAPS ARE 52 District Jaip Poojappura AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE YES YES NO NO AVAILABLE AVAILABLE YES BETTER AVAILABLE YES YES NO NIL AVAILABLE
Women Prison and 53 Correctional Home YES YES YES YES GOOD YES YES NO YES YES YES GOOD YES, YES YES YES.LARGE AREA YES Attakkulangara No and location of Jail in Jail of location and No
32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Sl.No 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sub Jail Aluva SubJail Muvattupuzha SubJail kakkanad Jail Women School/ Borstal Viyyur Jail District Viyyur CentralPrison Viyyur Jail Women Viyyur SubJail Chavakkad SubJail Irinjalakkuda SubJail Palakkad SpecialSubJail Ottappalam SubJail Alathur SpecialSubJail Chittur SpecialSubJail Ponnani SubJail Tirur SubJail Manjeri SubJail Perinthalmanna SubJail Kozhikkode SubJail Vadakara SubJail Kozhikkode Jail District Quilandi SubJail Mananthavady Jail District Vythiri SubJail Kannur Jail Women Kannur CentralPrison Kannur SubJail Kannur SpecialSubJail Thalassery SpecialSubJail Thalassery Jail District Hosdurg Jail District cheemeni OpenJail Kasaragod SpecialSubJail the State
Name of the jail sub Jail -NA- Jail sub a is providedit as is training Novocational NO MISSIONCLASS ONCE.SAKSHARATHAYES WEEKLY yes MALAYALAMCLASS HINDIFORINMATES yes YES NO NO NO NO ILLITERATENO INMATES NO YES NO yes NO NO THRICEWEEK AIN NOS 5,IGNOU-11,B.P.P27 16,PLUSONE-10,PLUS 2-4,DEGREE- STANDARD-12,7TH STANDARD-5, S.S.L.C- YES.LITERACYCOURSE-12, 4TH NO NO Yes YES YES YES
As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are thetakentheon Sub Ponnai Jail to inmates going theAs rennovationis work Basic Education :Yes/No NA NO NO no NO yes YES NO NO NO NO PROVIDEDNOT NO YES NO YES NA NO YES YES NO NO No NO
Tailoring :Yes /No NA NO NO no NO yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NP No NO Plumbing :Yes/No NO NO YES NO NO No NO NA NO NO no NO yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO
Painting :Yes/No NO MAKING JEWELLERY FANCY MAKING, UMBRELLA YES NO NO No NO NA NO BULB BAG,LED PAPER yes NO yes YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO
Handicrafts : Yes/No NO NO YES NO NO No NO NA NO NO no NO yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO Carpentary :Yes/No NO NO YES NO NO No NO NA NO NO no YES yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO
Distance Education :Yes/No NA NO chess Yes,caroms, yes.carroms,chess ESS CARROMS,CH yes CHESS CARROMS YES YES :Yes/No Games Indoor NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO DO CARROMS,JU Yes YES YES Yes
Indoor Games :Yes/No NA NO NO badminton and yes,vollyball NO balla foot basketball, SHUTTLE NO NO NO NO NO NO NA NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO No NO No
Outdoor Games and activities :Yes/No 10 NO NO NA NO NO No NO NA NA NA NA no NO yes YES NO NA NA NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Schooling and other facilities for children of women inmates :Yes/No Vocational Training Training Vocational NA NO NO no NO yes NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO No NO Yes
Compositing :Yes/No NA NO NA no NO yes NO NO NO YESAVAILABLE NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO No No No
Beauty Parlor :Yes/No NA NO NO no NO na YES NO NO NO NA NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NA NO NO No NO NA Creche :Yes/No NA NO NPO yes NO no NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO No NO No
Embroidery :Yes/No NA NO NP no YES yes NO YES YES PERIODICALLY NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES No NO No NO No
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan :Yes/No NA NO NO no NO year this courses10 during Starting ANDBAKERY UNIT UMBRELLAMAKING,PAPER BAG PAPERBAG NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES VEGETABLES MUSHROOMCULTIVATION AND COMPUTER,DAIRYFARMING, YES NO NO No NO No
Other Vocational Training :Yes/No their servicekitchentheir in those whorender inmates the to made Yes,is payments YES YES yes ASPER ALLOTMENT yes STARTINGPAYMENT MASTHIRICONVICTS-110 FOR YES,Rs.136/- YES RS110 YES ONLY YES KITCHENFOR WORK WORK INMATESKITCHEN DOING MENTONLYTHEFOR IS KITCHENWORK THEFOR INMATES DOING YES.PAYMENT ONLY IS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes ATTHE RELEASETIME OF YES NA
Whether payment is made timely to all the inmates for their services/production etc..Yes/No CARROMS,CH 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES ESS ETC yes,vollyball and 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam yes no no no yes no no yes.carroms,chess no no no no yes no no yes badminton
SOAPMAKING,CAR WASH OCCASSI YES, VOLLY BALL YES,BY OCCASSIO YES CHESS MAKING,CANDLE 35 District Jail Kakkanadu NO NO NO ONALLY,B NO SHUTTLE NA NOT NOW NA NO OCCASSIONAL NO YES NGOS NALLY CARROMS MAKING,WATER PURITY Y NGOS BADMINTON CHECKING, CATERING
36 Sub Jail Devikulam
37 Sub Jail Peerumedu YES NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL CHESS NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL VARIOUS CLASSES CONDUCTED AT THE TIME OF RELEASE
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
THE WAGES ARE BEING DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PRISONERS WHO HAVE 40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO BANK ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.OTHERS ARE PAID DIRECTLY
THE WAGES ARE BEING DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PRISONERS WHO HAVE 41 Sub Jail Pala YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO BANK ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.OTHERS ARE PAID DIRECTLY
A SEWING MACHINE IS FACILITIES THE WAGES ARE BEING PROVIDED IN ARE DEPOSITED IN THE BASIC COURSES ON FOOD PROVIDING SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN TEH WOMEN PROVIDED TO ACCOUNTS OF THE PRODUCTION AND OFFICE TRAINING TO THE INMATES WHO ARE CELL BUT NO PLAYING PRISONERS WHO HAVE 42 District Jail Kottayam NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL YES AUTOMATION ARE COMPUTER READY AND WILLING TO UNDERGO THE TRAINING IS CHESS BANK ACCOUNTS SUBJECT WERE CONDUCTED LAST YEAR TRAINING GIVEN TO THE CARROMS, TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FOR THE INMATES IF THE JAIL INMATES OF THE SNAKE AND FUNDS.OTHERS ARE PAID PRISON IN LADDER ETC DIRECTLY TAILORING
43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara
44 District Jail Kollam
45 District Jail Pathanamthitta NO SUCH ACTIVITIES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES
46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NIL ONLY FOR WORKERS
47 Sub Jail Attingal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ONLY FOR WORKERS
Driving, (three wheeler, four wheeler, JCB (Excavator)), Electrician course, wireman Yes. IGNOU Yes: Football, Yes: Chess, Wormi compost licensing, A/c and refrigerator 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri LITERARY PROGRAMMES available available yes yes yes study centre volleyball, cricket, yes no no no no Yes. Rs.230 per day caroms, ludo produced. mechanic , computer courses, established shuttle badminton. rubber tapping, Pisciculture, poultry farming, duck farming, polyhouse farming, Toys making. .
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood
Yes. One of Artificial flower the inmate of making and this prison Organic waste and other Training for Training given Soft toy making, poultry farming, Open Prison for Women, handicraft completed No children are kept food waste are kept in Training given from Provided to the 50 provided tailoring given to N.A N.A NA Provided provided NA from NGO Seed and nursery, Soap and AT THE TIME OF RELEASE Poojappura training given her IInd MA in this prison vermin compost pit for SHRC needy prisoners. the inmate Syycamore Phenyle making to the inmates through making manure from SHRC distant education.
Soap Making, Paper bag, Food Central Prison and Correctional UNDER 51 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NA NO NO Unit, Umbrella making Nettipattom YES Home Poojappura CONSTRUCTION making, etc.
Computer Hardware Maintenance 52 District Jaip Poojappura AVAILABLE NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL YES AVAILABLE NA NIL NIL NIL NIL AVAILABLE Yes Course & Electrical Wiring Course
Women Prison and 53 Correctional Home YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Attakkulangara No and location of Jail in the Jail of location and No 15 14 13 12 11 10 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sl.No Special Sub Jail Thalassery SpecialSubJail Special Sub Jail Kasaragod SpecialSubJail District Jail Mananthavady Jail District Special Sub Jail Palakkad SpecialSubJail Sub Jail Perinthalmanna SubJail Special Sub Jail Kannur SpecialSubJail Special Sub Jail Alathur SpecialSubJail Special Sub Jail Chittur SpecialSubJail District Jail Kozhikkode Jail District District Jail Thalassery Jail District Central Prison Kannur CentralPrison Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda SubJail Sub Jail Ottappalam SubJail Sub Jail Kozhikkode SubJail Hosdurg Jail District Sub Jail Chavakkad SubJail Women Jail Kannur Jail Women cheemeni OpenJail Sub Jail Vadakara SubJail Sub Jail Quilandi SubJail Sub Jail Ponnani SubJail Sub Jail Manjeri SubJail Sub Jail Kannur SubJail Sub Jail Vythiri SubJail State Sub Jail Tirur SubJail
Name of the jail taken to thetaken SubPonnaiJail to As theAs rennovationis work going on the inmates are theon inmates going NOT PROVIDEDNOT YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO No Mediation facility :Yes/No OCCASSIONALLY NOT PROVIDEDNOT WEEKEND NOYES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO No Yoga Class :Yes/No YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes Yes NIL NO Festivals :Yes/No VISITING OF OF VISITING PROVIDED PROOF NOT YES YES YES YES YES NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO No No Plays and Drama :Yes/No REPRESENTATIVES SETSARE VISITING FROMRELIGIOUS OCCASSIONALLY INTERACT WITH INTERACTWITH PERIODICALLY THEANDJAIL CulturalActivities & Recreational THEM YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes Yes NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Spiritual upliftment :Yes/No When PLVs Come When 11 NO SPACENO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO No Counseling :Yes/No AWARWNESS CLASS AWARWNESS AWARENESSCLASS YESBYDOCTORS ONLY YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NA No No Drug de addition :Yes/No INDOOR GAMESINDOOR FMRADIO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes Yes NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Sports and Gaming activities :Yes/No ONCEWEEK IN ON SPECIALON ONCEAIN WEEK DAYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes Yes NIL NO NO NO Showing of movie in the Jail ? Yes/No SUCHASMUSIC,SPORTS ET RECREATIONALACTIVITIES OPPORTUNITYENGAGE TO OCCUPIEDAND PLEASANT THEMSELVESVARIOUSIN TO KEEP TO THEIR MIND INMATESHAVE THE AWARENESS FMRADIO YES YES YES YES YES NIL NIL NIL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ..... No no Other activity to improve the mental health of inmates ? KITCHENDUTY SKILLED WORKERS PAYMENTTHE TO GIVENBEING IS PAYMENTTHE TO GIVENBEING IS YES.RS.110PER DAY ONLYFOR INMATESKITCHEN DOING DUTY INMATESKITCHEN DOING DUTY YES.3 monts wages pendingYES.3 monts WHICH RS 55/- PER RSDAY 55/- WHICH PER RSDAY 55/- WHICH at the time of release of the time at
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Whether all the inmates are being paid timely Yes yes NA for their services which they have provided in the Jail ? Timely payment of dues of inmates of dues paymentTimely of 12 14 INMATES14 HAVE ACCOUNT NO DATANO AVAILABLE Dont knowDont
YES YES YES YES YES YES Whether all the inmates have their account in NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NA No no nationalized bank so that they may conduct transaction ? 26 Sub Jail Viyyur MNO NO NO YES YES YES NO SHUTTLE YES YES YES NA
there is seucular atmosphere the jail is 27 Women Jail Viyyur consisting facilities for yes,have a worship like music band church,temple and and drama MOSQUE FOR THE no yes all festivels grougp there PRISONERS YES, BY NGOs yes DE ADDICTION AWARENESS AND 28 Central Prison Viyyur TREATMENTS FROM PROGRAMME OF SCHOOL WEEKLY NO VERY WELL YES YES YES HOSPITAL NO EVERY WEEK CHILDREN YES NO
29 District Jail Viyyur yes yes.no regular class yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.on holidats yes, art therapy by NGOs yes no
Borstal School/ Women Jail 30 kakkanad Yes, feast only NOT NOW NOT NOW Jail welfare day NO YES NO NO Yes, indoor only YES NO YES NO
YES.WEEKLY 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha ONCE OR NO NO YES YES YES WEEKLY NO NO TWICE nil yes yes
Presently no yoga is Yes , Spiritual Yes counseling is 32 Sub Jail Aluva practiced, earlier a upliftment is provided given by Panel Yes drug de addiction teacher was there All festivals are by some religious Lawyers of TLSC, class are given by Movies shown in NO celebrated NO organizations Kochi Excise officials NO TV only No other activities are provided YES NO
YES, SUNDAYS 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery YES ONE AND PUBLIC YES NO YES NO YES COUNSELLOR NO YES HOLIDAYS YES YOGA YES NO
34 Sub Jail Ernakulam yes yes.no regular class yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.on holidats yes, art therapy by NGOs yes no
35 District Jail Kakkanadu CONDUCTING YES,EVERY YES YES YES NO YES YES SEMINARS YES HOLIDAY YES YES NO
36 Sub Jail Devikulam YES YEA. AT THE TIME OF RELEASE NO IF ANY INMATES IMPORTANT DAYS YES. NGOs VISITED WANTED SHOWING 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu AND FESTIVALS YES ON JAIL FOR SPIRITUAL COUNSELLING MOVIES ONCE YES YES ARE CELEBRATED DAY GUIDLINES THEY ARE SENT TO NIL NIL IN A WEEK
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam NO OUT DOOR TV IS NOT DEPENDING UPON THE NO NO YES NO YES NO NO GAMES WORKING NIL AVAILABILITY OF FUND NOT ALL INMATES HAVE ACCOUNTS
ON ALL 41 Sub Jail Pala YES BY OUTSIDE YES BY OUTSIDE SUNDAYS AND DEPENDING UPON THE AGENCIES AGENCY YES YES YES NO NO ONLY INDOOR HOLIDAYS NO AVAILABILITY OF FUND NO ABOUT 1 YEAR BACK. NO 42 District Jail Kottayam FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR ON EVERY NO THE SAME NOW. YES NO YES NOT REGULAR NO INDOOR ONLY MONDAYNO NO YES NOT ALL INMATES HAVE ACCOUNTS ONCE IN A 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES WEEK NIL YES NOT EVERYONE HAVE ACCOUNT
44 District Jail Kollam ALL IMPORTANT CONDUCTING ON EVERY FESTIVALS ARE AWARENESS SUNDAYS AND NO ONCE IN A WEEK CELEBRATED 0N JAIL DAY OCCASSIONALLY YES CLASSES YES HOLIDAYS NIL YES NOT EVERYONE HAVE ACCOUNT
COUNSELLORS 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta VISITING ONCE IN A ONLY SUNDAY PRAYERS NO YES NO NO MONTH NO NOT ALLOWED NO NIL DAILY WAGE OF RS.130/- NO
46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara CONDUCTED BY JAIL CHESS,SNAKE&LADDER, RARERLY BEGIN SHORTLY YES NO YES YES OFFICERS OCCASSIONALY YES CAROMS NA NO
CHESS, 47 Sub Jail Attingal CONDUCTED BY CARROMS, RARE YES YES NA NA JAIL OFFICIALS NA OCCASSIONALLY TV,RADIO NA NA YES
Jailday ,Onam, Makaravilakku, 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri Christmas, Ifthar etc Awareness Indoor and outdoor are Celebrated. Moral teaching and programmes games. Sport Most probably. Sometimes delay for NO Being practiced. NO religious prayers. DONE conducted, competitions. Yes NIL allotment from government. YES
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood
Open Prison for Women, Moral teachings are 50 Poojappura CELEBRATED ALL conducted from Celebrated Jail Day Celebration provided provided FESTIVALS provided various NGOs provided provided provided provided and other cultural programmes yes yes
Accounts in Nationalized banks have been opened for Central Prison and Correctional prisoners who have requested. New prisoners are informed 51 Home Poojappura of this facility and provided assistance to open new Awareness Classes are held accounts. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES regularly YES
52 District Jaip Poojappura Awareness Classes are held YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES regularly YES NO Women Prison and Correctional 53 Home Attakkulangara YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO 16 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 Sl.No 4 District Jail Mananthavady Sub Jail Perinthalmanna Special Sub Jail Kannur District Jail Kozhikkode District Jail Thalassery Central Prison Kannur Sub Jail Kozhikkode District Jail Hosdurg Open Jail cheemeni Women JailWomen Kannur Sub Jail Vadakara Sub Jail Quilandi Sub Jail Manjeri Special Sub Jail Special Sub Jail Sub Jail Kannur Sub Jail Vythiri Kasaragod Thalassery
Name of the jail VISITING THE JAIL EVERYDAY 1 PANEL LAWYER AND 1PLV VISITING THE JAIL EVERYDAY 1 PANEL LAWYER AND 1PLV YES YES YES YES yes YES YES Yes
Whether Legal Awareness Teams are visiting Jail regularly 4 as per direction of RSLSA.Examine their effectiveness.Yes/No INMATES ASSISTANCE TO THE NECESSARY LEGAL ARE PROVIDING LAWYERS AND PLVS YES,PANEL INMATES ASSISTANCE TO THE NECESSARY LEGAL ARE PROVIDING LAWYERS AND PLVS YES,PANEL YES YES YES YES YES Yes yes YES YES Yes
Whether Legal Aid Clinic is being run in the Jail.Examine its effectiveness.Yes/No ELIGIBLE INMATES YES, TO THE ALL ELIGIBLE INMATES YES, TO THE ALL YES YES YES YES YES Yes yes YES NO Good
Whether Legal Aid is being provided to all the eligible inmates.How much is it effective? Yes/No YES YES NO YES YES YES YES No not clear YES NO Yes Whether documents are being As the rennovation work is going on the inmates aretaken tothe Ponnai Sub Jail supplied to all the eligible persons? Yes/No AUTHORITIES TO THE JAIL NO.DIRECTION GIVEN AUTHORITIES TO THE JAIL NO.DIRECTION GIVEN YES NO YES NO NO No dont know NO NO Yes
Segregation of under simple offenders from habitual offenders. Yes/No YES NO NO No sometimes NO YES Yes YES YES YES NO
Legal Awareness camp/Legal SUMMARY PREPARED ) JAIL (STATISTICS BY OF KERALA STUDY REPORT LEGAL SERVICES STATE AUTHORITY Literacy Camp. Yes/No YES YES YES Yes yes YES No Room No Room ADVOCATES ARE DEPUTED FORREMAND PRISONERS YES YES
Bail petitions being attended :Yes/No YES NO NO Yes yes YES NO Yes ACCOMODATED ONLY UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS ARE NIL YES QUARTERLY BASIS COMMITTEEREVIEW MEETING
Review of persons unable to furnish bonds etc..(Under provision of Section 436 Cr.P.C):Yes/No NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM NO ROOM YES NO ROOM NO SPECIFIC ROOM …. .... NO ROOM YES Not reported Legal AidLegal
Condition of legal aid room and 13 facilities provided: Yes/No YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES YES No no YES YES Yes
Whether para Legal Volunteers are working effectively to a redress the grievances of the inmates ? Examine. NO ELIGIBLE INMATES YES, TO THE ALL YES YES NO NO no NOT SEEN YES NO NO No no NO No
Whether there Is any accused,whom legal aid is not being provided in spite of his application & eligibility ? Yes /No YES YES YES YES YES YES yes YES NO AFFECTED DISCUSSION BE WILL PRIVACY OFTHE LEGAL AID CLINIC THE SPECIFIC ROOM FOR YES, AS THERE IS NO IS NOSEPARATE ROOM NO.NO PRIVACY AS THERE No visiting the jail every week YES NO No
Whether Legal Aid Advocates are discharging their duties effectively & communicating with their client regularly? WANT OFSURETIES BAIL GRANTED. BUT NOT RELEASED FOR NO NO NO NO NO no HER DUETO MENTAL ILLNESS RELATIVES ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT ENTITLES FORRELIEF BUT THE ONE REMAND PRISONER SMT. MANJU IS YES NO LACK OFSURETIES HEIS NOTRELEASED JAIL ENTILTLED FORBAIL BUT DUETO NAMED RAVINDRAN(SC963/17) IS IN THE YES.ONE UNDERTRIAL PRISONER No to produce tax receipt In casesmigrant some workers facedifficulty NO NO
Whether there is any accused who is entitled to be released on bail but has not be enlarged on bail due to any reasons.If yes,please give detail. PRISONERS ARE THERE ONLY UNDERTRIAL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO No .... NO YES
Whether there is any accused,who has undergone maximum punishment prescribed for the crime & is still in the jail on the date of study? If yes,please give detail. THERE PRISONERS ARE ONLY UNDERTRIAL NO NO NO NO NO NO NOT SEEN NO NO NO NA na NO there aftercompleting imprisoned forlife are 22 persons who were
Whether there is any accused,who has undergone,half of the maximum punishment? If yes,please give detail. THERE PRISONERS ARE ONLY UNDERTRIAL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO imprisonment forthe Mr.Unni is undergoing YES. C-1501. NO NO last 10years imprisonment forthe Mr.Unni is undergoing YES. C-1501. NO NO Whether any inmate is unable to file jail appeal due to financial reasons?If yes,give detail.Please attach separate sheet,if necessary. NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NO NO NO are advocates yes.As the NO NIL NO
Any other noteworthy information? 18 Sub Jail Tirur As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail YES,PANEL NO.DIRECTION GIVEN 1 PANEL LAWYER AND 1 PLV LAWYERS AND PLVS YES, TO THE ALL 19 Sub Jail Ponnani YES TO THE JAIL YES YES NIL NO ROOM YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NIL VISITING THE JAIL EVERYDAY ARE PROVIDING ELIGIBLE INMATES AUTHORITIES NECESSARY LEGAL 20 Special Sub Jail Chittur YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NOT SUFFICIENT YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO
21 Special Sub Jail Alathur
22 Sub Jail Ottappalam yes NOT EFFECTIVE yes yes yes yes yes yes clean yes no yes yes no no no no
EFFECTIVE 23 Special Sub Jail Palakkad YES GOOD NA YES YES YES YES, ONCE IN A WEEK NO ROOM YES ONCE IN A WEEK NO EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION NO NO NO NO NIL FUNCTIONG
24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO ROOM ON DEMAND YES YES NO NO NO NO NO
NO ROMM HAS BEEN 25 Sub Jail Chavakkad YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO PROVIDED
ADVOCATES DEMANDING UNSATISFACTORY 26 Sub Jail Viyyur YES YES YES NO NO ROOM EFFECTIVE MONEY FROM THE NO NO NO NO NO OF LEGAL AID CLIENTS(PRISON INMATES)
27 Women Jail Viyyur
28 Central Prison Viyyur YES NOT EFFECTIVE NOT EEFECTIVE YES YES YES No Room YES YES YES NO NOT EFFECTIVE NO NO NO NO NIL
29 District Jail Viyyur 40 yes yes .... no yes yes ..... good yes no yes yes no no no
Borstal School/ Women 30 YES YES YES YES NO NO NO ROOM YES NO ROOM YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NIL Jail kakkanad
due to lack of sureties bail granted to some 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha yes.weekly 4 times yes.good yes yes no facilities yes yes yes no room yes no yes no no no no inmates could not be executed
No room is provided for Yes, legal awareness team are Yes, legal aid clinic is Yes all the inmates Yes the inmates are No, all inmates have conducting legal aid, a little No Para Legal Volunteers 32 Sub Jail Aluva visiting regularly and the inmates conducted 4 days in a are provided with YES segregated according to No camps are conducted YES YES been provided with YES NO NO NO NO NO facility is provided for the are working for inmates are much aware about their rights week. Legal counsels the offence Legal aid. same
33 Sub Jail Mattanchery YES YES YES YES NO YES YES UTRC GOOD PLVs not appointed no yes no no no no nil
34 Sub Jail Ernakulam 40 yes yes .... no yes yes ..... good yes no yes yes no no no ....
35 District Jail Kakkanadu YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES BY UTRC NO ROOM YES NO YES NO NO NO NO ....
36 Sub Jail Devikulam
NO ROMM HAS BEEN 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu yes yes.twice in a week satisfactory yes no facility in the jail conducted many times in the jail nil YES.PLACED IN UTRC YES NA YES NO NO NO NO NO PROVIDED
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam YES 4 DAYS IN A WEEK YES YES NO YES STILL THERE ARE PRISONERS WHO ARE NO room YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO SINCE THE LEGAL AID LAWYERS UNABLE TO EXECUTE BONDS.BUT MOST OF ARE VISITING THE JAIL 4 DAYS IN THEM ARE INVOLVED IN NONBAILABLE A WEEK AND GIVING LEGAL OFFENCESTHE CASES WHICH COMES 41 Sub Jail Pala YES 4 DAYS IN A WEEK YES YES NO ADVICE, AWARENESS AND YES NO SPACE YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO UNDER SECTION 436 ARE BEING COUNSELLING NO SEPARATE MONITORED BY THE UTRC AND NECESARY LEGAL AWARENESS CAMPS ARE DIRECTIONS ARE BEING GIVEN TO BEING ARRANGED IN THE NO SPECIAL ROOM. RELEASE THEM ON SELF BOND IN FUNCTIONING IN A 42 District Jail Kottayam EFFECTIVE 4 DAYS IN A WEEK YES YES NO PRISONS YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO SUITABLE CASES PORTION OF COMMON ROOM
SEPARATE SPACE IS 4 DAYS IN A WEEK 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara YES EFFECTIVE yes yes no YES YES YES PROVIDED WHICH IS YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NIL WITH PLVs SATISFACTORY
MOST OF THEM PARTICIPATED 44 District Jail Kollam YES 4 DAYS IN A WEEK YES YES NO IN THE AWARENESS CLASSES YES YES SUFFICIENT YES NO YES. 4 DAYS IN A WEEK LACK OF SURETY AND TAX RECEIPT NO NO NO NO CONDUCTED IN JAIL
NOCONDUCTED IN NOSUCH ACCUSED 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta YES,ONCE IN A WEK YES.IT IS EFFECTIVE YES.EFFECTIVE YES NO YES.PERIODICALLY YES YES NO SUCH ACCUSED YES NO NO NO VERANDA PRESENT
Spel.Sub Jail Legal Awareness camp/legal literacy THERE IS ONE PRISONER UT 8863 ANI S/o 46 YES YES YES, EFFECT9IVE YES NO YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO Neyyattinkara camp conducted. CHANDRAN,
47 Sub Jail Attingal YES 4 DAYS IN A WEEK YES YES NO YES YES NA NO ROOM YES NO YES HE HAS NO SURETIES NA NO NA NIL
No habitual offenders. No 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri YES YES YES YES NO YES NO YES NA NO NO NO NO segregation.
Spl.Sub Jail 49 Kunjalammood
Yes, DLSA advocates and para No. This prison Yes. It is effective This prison consist of long This prison consist of long Open Prison for Women, legal volunteers visited every This prison consist of 13 long term convicted consist of long term 50 yes most of the inmates yes term convicted female provided yes N.A provided yes N.A Yes No term convicted female NIL Poojappura month giving legal awareness and female prisoners only convicted female of this prison prisoners only prisoners only legal help prisoners only
Yes, The Yes, They are provided On enquiry 40 inmates have orally claimed Central Prison and inmates are sufficient assistance to YESLong pending cases are submitted before that they are entitled for bail but not released. 51 Correctional Home YES utilizing this YES YES GOOD YES NO YES NO NO NO NO prepare appeals, the District Level Committee. Reasons according to them are , want of Poojappura facility applications, etc. sureties, money, etc. effectively.
52 District Jaip Poojappura Yes YES YES,EFFECTIVE YES YES YES YES YES BETTER YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO Women Prison and 53 Correctional Home YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO SUCH ACCUSED YES NO NO NO NO Attakkulangara SUMMARY OF JAIL STUDY REPORT (STATISTICS ) PREPARED BY KERALA STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY Communication with Outside world Complaints Jail Population Open Jail
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Anyother information regarding
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Whetherthe open jail is constructed
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communicateand consult with Legal Availabilityof complaint box .Yes/No
Populationon the date of Jail study? of Number under trails on the date of of Number under trails on the date of
members & friends & members on regular basis? Whetherthe inmates permitted are to
family members and familymembers outsidrs to meet Whetherthe prisoners have access to Special Sub Jail 1 Yes 5 to 20 mnts Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 24 78 No NA NA NA NA Kasaragod 2 Open Jail cheemeni YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES S
3 District Jail Hosdurg District Jail 4 YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES Thalassery Special Sub Jail 5 YES 10MNTS YES YES YES .... YES YES 44 40 5 5 NO NA NA NA NA Thalassery Special Sub Jail 6 YES 20MNTS YES YES YES YES YES YES 112 55 1 54 NA NIL NA NA NA Kannur 7 Sub Jail Kannur YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 44 53 NO 53 NA NO NA NA NA Central Prison 8 yes YES YES YES YES YES YES YES No NA NA NA NA Kannur 9 IN 25(INCLU WHICH 2 19IN WHICH DING 2 IN 9 Women Jail Kannur YES 20MNTS YES YES YES YES YES YES 24 3 ON NA NA NA NA NA CHILDRE MENTAL PAROLE N) HEALTH HOSPITA 10 Sub Jail Vythiri NA NA NA NA NA District Jail 11 NA NA NA NA NA Mananthavady 12 Sub Jail Quilandi District Jail 13 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NA NA NA NA NA NA Kozhikkode 14 Sub Jail Vadakara NA NA NA NA
15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode NA NA NA NA
Sub Jail YES.TWO TIMES IN YES 2 times in a 16 15 TO 20 MNYS YES YES yes YES YES 27 47 19IN WHICH 3 ON PAROLE46 NO NA NA NA NA Perinthalmanna AWEEK week
EVERY MONTH THE COMPLAINT BOX IS YES.TWICE IN A BEING OPENED BY THE 17 Sub Jail Manjeri 15 TO 20 MNYS YES YES YES NO YES 39 112 2 CONVICTS 109 NO NA NA NA NA WEEK SESIONS JUDGE AND ACTION TAKEN ON THE COMPLAINTS IF ANY
18 Sub Jail Tirur As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail
EVERY MONTH THE COMPLAINT BOX IS YES.TWICE IN A TWICE IN A BEING OPENED BY THE 19 Sub Jail Ponnani 15 TO 20 MNTS YES,PERMITTED YES NOT PROVIDE YES 19 39 3 NA NA NA NA NIL WEEK WEEK SESIONS JUDGE AND ACTION TAKEN ON THE COMPLAINTS IF ANY Special Sub Jail 20 YES YES YES yes YES YES YES NA NA NA NA NA Chittur Special Sub Jail 21 Alathur 22 Sub Jail Ottappalam yes 30 mnts yes yes yes yes YES yes NA NA NA NA NA Special Sub Jail 23 YES 15 MNTS YES YES YES NO AVAILABLE EFFECTIVE 23 50 2 CONVICTS 48 NA NO NO NA NO Palakkad Sub Jail 24 YES ... YES TWICE A WEEK YES UNAVAILABLE YES EFFECTIVE 22 61 19IN WHICH 3 ON PAROLE60 NA NA NA NA NA Irinjalakkuda 25 Sub Jail Chavakkad YES YES NO YES YES NA NA NA NA NA
26 Sub Jail Viyyur YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES 75 43-50 11 32 NO NA NA NA NA
27 Women Jail Viyyur Central Prison 28 YES ONES IN A WEEK YES YES YES NO YES 280 237 4 233 NO Viyyur yes.maximum half an not interested in watching 29 District Jail Viyyur yes.weekly twice yes yes yes yes yes NA NA NA NA NA hour news Borstal School/ 30 Women Jail yes 15mnts yes yes yes yes yes yes NA NA NA NA NA kakkanad Sub Jail 31 yes 30mnts yes yes yes yes yes yes no no no no no Muvattupuzha The meeting time is Yes, they have Yes a No, they hear news in 32 Sub Jail Aluva YES 11.00 AM to 1.00 PM YES YES access to news complaint YES ...... Radio and paper box is seen Sub Jail no. but radio from 6pm to 33 yes yes, on wednesdays yesand sundays yes yes yes 28 72 3 78 no NA NA NA NA Mattanchery 9pm not interested in watching 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam yes.weekly twice and yes yes yes yes yes NA NA NA NA NA news District Jail 35 YES 3.00 PM to 5.00PM YES YES YES NO YES YES 132 226 13 213 NA NA NA NA NA Kakkanadu 36 Sub Jail Devikulam LIBRARY 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu YES 3O MNTS YES YES BOOKS, NO YES YES NA NA NA NA NA PERIODICALS Sub Jail 38 Mavelikkara District Jail 39 Alappuzha Sub Jail 40 yes 15 TO 30MNTS YES YES YES NO YES YES 40 68 5 63 NO NA NA NA NA Ponkunnam YES CAN WATCH 41 Sub Jail Pala YES 15 TO 30MNTS YES YES YES YES YES 20 31 2 CONVICTS 29 NO NO NO NO NO NEWS THE REGISTER 56 DUE District Jail 42 SHOWS THAT THE 15 TO 30 MNYS YES YES YES NO YES YES 55 TO 13 51 NO NA NA NA NA Kottayam INMATES ARE MAINTEN Sub Jail 43 YES 10-20MNTS YES YES YES NOT ALLOWED YES YES NO NA NA NA NA Kottarakkara YES.ONCE IN A 44 District Jail Kollam 10-20 MNTS YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NA NA NA NA WEEK YES ON District Jail YES,DURING 45 YES 20MNTS PAYMENT OF ALLOWED NO YES NOT EFFECTIVE 9 23 NIL 21 NO NA NA NA NA Pathanamthitta LEGAL AID CLINIC CALL CHARGE Spel.Sub Jail Yes. 1)OPEN PRISON 46 YES 1OMNTS YES YES YES OCCASSIONALLY YES YES NO NA Neyyattinkara NETTUKALTHERY
47 Sub Jail Attingal YES 10MNTS YES YES YES SOMETIME YES YES 2)OPEN WOMEN PRISON THIRUVANANTHAPURAMNA 2)OPEN WOMENNA PRISONNA THIRUVANANTHAPURAMNA Yes. At a rate Available. No Yes, phone call Open Prison, one news Yes, Cable connection Complaint accused. 48 YES YES YES for 250 Rs per Yes Yes. YES WORKING GOOD Nettukaltheri paper for 15 available. box of Only month. inmates. Hon’ble convicts. Spl.Sub Jail 49 Kunjalammood
Based on the objective of prisoners reformation, rehabilitation and Telephone facilities A food unit in name of reintegration to the society, are provided to the “Samyuktha” run in this Only long teaching is given to inmates prisoners to prison efficiently. term good in different types of vocational communicate their Yes. open prison for Different types of tasty behaved training, computer training Open Prison for family. The family members women & Correctional food items and pickles convicted programmes. The inmates 50 Women, Prisoners are allowed can Come and visit Yes Yes YesYes Available YES Home is the only one Yes prepared and sold here prisoners are making their own clothing. Poojappura to write and receive them twice in a week. Open prison for women in at cheap rate for are kept Programmes of inmates letters. The family Kerala serving the society. in this talented in various acts are members can Come Different trade fairs the prison being arranged to public with and visit them twice in food items of this unit view to resocialise them. a week. sold in bulk quantities. Yoga and Art of Living classes are arranged for mental relief. Central Prison and Prisoners are allowed 51 Correctional Home YES to meet with family YES YES YES YES YES YES NA NA NA NA NO Poojappura members, advocates District Jaip 52 YES AS PER RULE YES YES YES YES YES YES NA NA NA NA NA Poojappura Women Prison and 53 Correctional Home YES 10MNTS YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NA Attakkulangara 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sl.No Borstal School/Jail Women Special Sub Jail Thalassery Special Sub Jail Kasaragod District Jail District Mananthavady Special Sub Jail Palakkad Sub Jail Perinthalmanna Special Sub Jail Kannur Special Sub Jail Alathur Special Sub Jail Chittur District Jail District Kozhikkode Sub Jail Muvattupuzha District Jail District Thalassery Central Prison Kannur Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda Central Prison Viyyur Sub Jail Ottappalam Sub Jail Kozhikkode District Jail District Hosdurg Sub Jail Chavakkad Open Jail cheemeni Women Jail KannurWomen Women Jail ViyyurWomen Sub Jail Vadakara District Jail District Viyyur Sub Jail Ponnani Sub Jail Quilandi Sub Jail Manjeri Sub Jail Kannur Sub Jail Vythiri Sub Jail Viyyur Sub Jail Aluva Sub Jail Tirur kakkanad
Name of the jail NA NO NA NO NA NO NA NA NIL NO SEVERAL NO NA NA NA How many application are pending regarding parole on the date of study? 1 1 .. NA NO NA NO 3 MONTHS NA NA NA NA NA NA 45DAYS OFFICERS REPORT VARIOUSFROM DEPEND UPON RECEIVING GRANTING OF PAROLE WILL DAYS.BUT THE TIME FOR HAS TO TWO BE WITHIN NA NA NA NA
How much time is taken to dispose of parole aplication normally?
.... NA NA NA NO YES NA NO NA NA NA NA YES YES NA NA NA NA Whether proper security is being taken before releasing the Parole 18
... NA NA NA YES YES NA NO NA NA NA NA IONS APPLICAT 11 YES NA NA NA NA accused on parole? Whether the accused are informed well in time regarding the result on their parole NIL NA NA NA NA ... NA NA NA NO 6 PERSONS NA NA NO NA As the rennovation is going on work the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail NA NA NA NIL NIL NIL application? How many applications of parole have been decided during the last six months from the date of study? .... NA NA NA YES NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES NO NO NA NA NA
Any other important information regarding parole system? YES YES YES YES YES NO NO No room room available without library Library facility is YES YES YES YES YES YES YES GOOD YES YES.AVAILABLE YES YES YES YES YES
Whether the public library is established arranged in bookshelf two Nearly 2000 books are YES.1460 1187 books BOOKS YES.MORE TAHN 1500 1229 BOOKS 2500 BOOKS YES YES YES YES BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF YES YES.1484 BOOKS YES YES Yes, 1229 books 1023 BOOKSYES YES,13350 980 BOOKS YES No
If yes,sufficient numbers of books are available in the library? 1068 753 subjects available on different Yes, books are YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES yes notavailable book are Library Facility Whether books in various subjects are available in the
library? 19 are available Yes religious books YES YES YES YES AVAILABLE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES yes YES
Whether religious books are available in the library? YES YES YES YES YES ACCESSABLE YES AVAILABLE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES WEEKLY ONCE yes
Whether inmates may avail this facility easily? YES YES YES YES YES YES AVAILABLE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES yes Yes
Whether the inmates are encouraged to avail the facility of library? NO NO NA NO NO 2 TEACHERS YES YES VISIT NO TEACHER YES NO NOT REQUIRED NO YES NO NO YES YES NO INMATES SEEN NO DESIRING no Whether the desining inmates are provided facility to continue their further study through correspondence course ? If yes,please give detail. NO NO YES YES YES YES NO NO TEACHER NO NOT WORKING NOT WOKING NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO No no Literacy & Education Literacy &Education
Whether literacy mission is working in jail? If yes,how many
illiterate inmates have been given 20 the basic knowledge of hind in devnagri script? NO NO YES YES YES VISITS THE JAIL YES,2 TEACHERS NO UNAVAILABLE NO NOT AVAILABLE ONE TEACHER NO NO NO SOME MONTHS COMING FOR LAST TO VISIT BUT NOT MISSION USUALLY KANNUR LITERACY ONE TACHER FROM 2 GOVT TEACHERS NO NO NO TWICE WEEKLY ONCE OR VISITING THE JAIL MISSION TEACHER SAKSHARATA yes
Whether any teacher is coming in the jail to impart education? 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery NA NA NA NA NA YES YES,1190 BOOKS YES YES YES YES NO NOT NOW NO
YES.MORE TAHN 1500 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES BOOKS
YES EARLIER, BUT NOT 35 District Jail Kakkanadu NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES,2426 BOOKS YES YES YES YES YES NOT NOW NOW
36 Sub Jail Devikulam
YES. NOT NO DESIRING YES. CLASS CONDUCTED 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu NA NA NA NA NA NA YES 2000 BOOKS AVAILABLE yes YES YES YES SUFFICIENT INMATES SEEN FOR THE INMATES
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam NO NA NA NA NA NA NO NO NA NA NA NA NO NO NO
TEACGERS FROM LITERACY MISSION 41 Sub Jail Pala NO NA NA NA NA NA YES 3OOO BOOKS YES YES YES YES NO YES ARE VISITING THE JAIL TO IMPART THE LESSONS
TEACGERS FROM AS ONLY SHORT TERM LITERACY MISSION CONVICTS WHO ARE CONVICTED 42 District Jail Kottayam NO NA NA NA NA YES 1205 BOOKS YES YES YES YES NO YES ARE VISITING THE FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTS ARE JAIL TO IMPART THE BEING HOUSED IN THE PRISON LESSONS
43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara NO NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
44 District Jail Kollam YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
NO CONVICTED PERSON ARE 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta NIL NA NA NA NIL NO YES YES YES YES YES yes. Morethan 50 yes yes KEPT IN THIS JAIL
N o Public Library in this Jail .We have a 46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara NO NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES YES YES library for Prisoners only.
47 Sub Jail Attingal NA NA NA NA NA NA NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NA NO
Yes. Through state Self Yes.more than 11,000 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri NIL All inmates are eligible for parole. yes YES YES YES YES YES YES literacy mission YES IGNOU faculty. surety. books. and IGNOU.
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood
Yes. Women inmates being encouraged in Literacy The inmates of this prison avail Programmes as for pursuit of Ordinary Leave for 15 days every higher education Women 2 ½ months. Also they avail inmates got training in literacy Home Leave for 15 days every programmes. One year. Total they get 75 days One P.D.Teacher from Open Prison for Women, Yes. IGNO and P.D.Teacher from Literacy 50 NIL ONE DAY YES YES 24 Leave (Ordinary Leave 60 days yes AVAILABLE yes yes yes yes Literacy mission come Poojappura Kerala University mission come thrice in a week + Home Leave 15 days ) every to train the 3 illiterate thrice in a week year as per prison rule. Also they inmates in this prison. One of are high rate of wages for their the prisoner in this prison work in prison in addition to their completed her 2nd M.A. in daily needs. Sociology through distant education
When favourable police and Central Prison and Correctional probation Reports are received, Yes, Around 15000 books 51 161 YES YES 130 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Home Poojappura leave is allowed to prisoners without are available in the library. delay.
52 District Jaip Poojappura NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Yes,More than 50 YES
Women Prison and Correctional 53 NIL NA NA NA NA NA NO Home Attakkulangara Study by District & Sessions Bedding ,Blankets,Cloths etc…. Video Conferencing facility Constitution of Visitors 'Board CCTV Cameras Judges/District Collector
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yes YES 3 District Jail Hosdurg
FROM THE FILE IT IS SEEN EACH ONE GIVE 2 YES YES NO NA NA THAT THE JFCM HAS YES YES YES SHEETS AND MAT VISITED ON 26.10.17 4 District Jail Thalassery
Special Sub Jail Yes Yes No NA NA NO NO Yes Yes 5 Thalassery
YES DAMAGED NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES,20 14 WORKING 6 Special Sub Jail Kannur YES YES YES 7 Sub Jail Kannur
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO 8 Central Prison Kannur
YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NA NO RECORDS NO YES YES 9 Women Jail Kannur
10 Sub Jail Vythiri NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO
District Jail NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO 11 Mananthavady
12 Sub Jail Quilandi
YES YES YES NA NA YES YES 13 District Jail Kozhikkode
14 Sub Jail Vadakara
15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode MATS AND BED YES.ON 21.2.17, 17.7.17 AND SHEET ARE YES YES NOT PROVIDED NO NA NOT CONSTITUTED NA NOTVISITED YES.5 NoS YES 21.10.17 16 Sub Jail Perinthalmanna AVAILABLE
17 Sub Jail Manjeri NO NO NO NO NA NA NOT CONSTITUTED NA YES YES
18 Sub Jail Tirur As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail SUFFICIENT YES. VISITED ON 17.7.17 NUMBER OF YES YES NOT PROVIDED NA NOT CONSTITUTED NA NA YES YES .4 No.s YES AND 21.10.17 19 Sub Jail Ponnani BEDDING,BLANKET YES YES YES YES NA 20 Special Sub Jail Chittur
21 Special Sub Jail Alathur
YES YES YES YES NO NO 22 Sub Jail Ottappalam
VISITTING SESSIONS GRASS MAT ONLY YES YES YES NOT FUNCTIONING NO NO ... NO NO NA Special Sub Jail JUDGE ONLY 23 Palakkad
SESSIONS JUDGE 1YES, 10 YES YES YES INSTALLED NOT WORKING NO NO NO VISITED YES ONLY CAMERAS 24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda
NO NO NO NO YS NO YES YES 25 Sub Jail Chavakkad
GOOD YES YES NO NA NA NO NO YES NO 3 CAMERAS YES 26 Sub Jail Viyyur
27 Women Jail Viyyur DISTRICT AND SESSIONS NO VISIT OF SUFFICIENT GOOD YES NO NO NO NO NO JUDGE VISITING YES GOOD COLLECTOR 28 Central Prison Viyyur REGULARLY YES.OCCASSIONAL YES YES YES NO NA .... NO ... YES YES YES LY 29 District Jail Viyyur
Borstal School/ Women yes yes yes yes no no na na no NO yes yes 30 Jail kakkanad
YES YES YES UNDER REPAIR NO REPAIR NO NO .. ... YES YES 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha
Yes. CCTV Cameras is All are in Last visit of District & Sessions yes yes yes yes not functioning no Visitors board has not been no no installed in all strategic locations working Judge on November 2015 constituted yet in Sub jail condition 32 Sub Jail Aluva
YES,BUT NOT YES YES YES NO NA NO NO NO NO YES YES WORKING 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery YES.OCCASSIONAL YES YES YES NO NA .... NO ... YES YES YES 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam LY
YES YES YES YES.NOT WORKING NO NO NO N... YES, OCCASSIONALLY YES YES YES 35 District Jail Kakkanadu
36 Sub Jail Devikulam THEY VISIT THE YES. YES.CONDUCTING JAIL ON YES. 5 CCTV CAMERAS YES YES YES NO NA NA NO NO WORKING MEETING QUARTERLY EMERGENCY INSTALLED IN THE JAIL PROPERLY 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu SITUATIONS
38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara
39 District Jail Alappuzha
NOT FUNCTIONING DUE NOT BEING DONE AS MODERATELY NOT NO YES YES TO TECHNICAL VC FACILITY IS NOT NO NO YES YES GOOD WORKING PROBLEMS WORKING WELL
40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam YES AND GIVING NECESARY DIRECTIONS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE AND TAKES NECESSARY SUFFICIENT YES YES TO TECHNICAL YES YES NO STEPS TO REDRESS THE YES YES YES PROBLEMS GRIEVANCES OF THE 41 Sub Jail Pala INMATES IN THE PRISON
NOT FUNCTIONING DUE MODERATELY LAST VISIT ON 16.6.17 AND NO YES YES TO TECHNICAL NO NO NO YES YES GOOD ON 19.10.17 PROBLEMS 42 District Jail Kottayam
YES YES YES 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara
YES YES YES 44 District Jail Kollam YES. REGULAR YES. REGULAR SURPRISE SURPRISE VISITS NO.MAINTAINING AVAILABLE YES YES NO SUCH FACILITIES NA NA NIL VISITS BY SESSIONS BY SESSIONS 5 CAMERAS WORKING VISITORS REGISTER District Jail JUDGE & COLLECTOR JUDGE & 45 Pathanamthitta COLLECTOR The District & Sessions Spel.Sub Jail YES GOOD YES YES This facility is effective & functionalYES NA NA Judges are visiting the jail on NO YES YES 46 Neyyattinkara 13.03.18
YES YES YES YES NO NO NA NA YES NO YESYESNO NA 47 Sub Jail Attingal
Open Prison, YES YES YES NIL NA NA NIL NO Visits sometimes. Visits sometimes. 4 cameras in common places. YES 48 Nettukaltheri Spl.Sub Jail 49 Kunjalammood No. Open Prison for Administrative sanction for Women consist of Long installing CCTV received from Yes. Official and non official yes yes yes term good behaved NA NA yes yes yes Prisons Headquarters. N.A visitors Female Convict Installation work not started till Open Prison for prisoners only date 50 Women, Poojappura Yes, CCTV Camera are installed only inside the prison. At present the CCTV camera YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NA YES YES Central Prison and are not functioning and actions Correctional Home have been taken to repair it at 51 Poojappura the earliest. Not working at YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES NO YES 52 District Jaip Poojappura present Women Prison and Correctional Home 53 Attakkulangara
Segregation of under trial prisoners from convicted 4G network jammers Sanctioned,posted & vacant posts Any other noteworthy Fact prisoners
26 27 28 29
fact.
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have been
sanctioned? ae filled up?
vacant posts?
Name of the jail Name the of
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segregated from
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trial prisoners are
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jammers have been condition? working different categories
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the jail at the time of
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convicted prisoners? If not,reasons thereof ?
1 Special Sub Jail Kasaragod 2 Open Jail cheemeni NO 3 District Jail Hosdurg NO
NO NO 1-SUPT,2-ASST.SUPT 3DPOs AND 9APOs 2 asst supt no nil 4 District Jail Thalassery 5 Special Sub Jail Thalassery No No No NIL
SUPT-1, WELFARE OFFICR- SUPT-1,ASST.SUPT.GRII- SUPT-1,ASST.SUPT.GRII- 1,ASST.SUPT-1 ASST SUP 2.DY.PRISON OFFICER- 2.DY.PRISON OFFICER- PROPER VENTILATION IN BARRACKS AND GRADE II-3,DY.PRISON OFFICE-9 REPORTED TO NO NA 2ASST.PRISON OFFICER- 2ASST.PRISON OFFICER- NO NIL DISPOSAL OF GARBAGES ARE TO BE ASST.PRISON OFFICER- HIGHER UPS 3ASST.PRISON OFFICER 3ASST.PRISON OFFICER TAKEN IN TO CONSIDERATION 14,ASSISTANT PRISON OFFICER CUM DRIVER-1 CUM DRIVER-1 CUM DRIVER-2 6 Special Sub Jail Kannur FULL NIL NA NO CONVICTS SEEN NA NA 7 Sub Jail Kannur
YES NO 222 198 24 REPORTED TO PSC NO 8 Central Prison Kannur 9 Women Jail Kannur NO NA NO NO 10 Sub Jail Vythiri NO NO NO NA NA NO NO NO NA NA 11 District Jail Mananthavady 12 Sub Jail Quilandi 13 District Jail Kozhikkode 14 Sub Jail Vadakara 15 Sub Jail Kozhikkode REPORTED TO ONLY 1 CONVICTED NOT INSTALLED NO 13 12 1 NO FIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE EXPIRED 16 Sub Jail Perinthalmanna HIGHER UPS PERSON 17 Sub Jail Manjeri 18 Sub Jail Tirur As the rennovation work is going on the inmates are taken to the Ponnai Sub Jail NOT INSTALLED NO NIL 19 Sub Jail Ponnani 20 Special Sub Jail Chittur 21 Special Sub Jail Alathur 22 Sub Jail Ottappalam YES YES NIL CONGESTED CELLS AND UNAVAILABILITY NO NO 16 NOT FILLED UP NO NO NO NA OF ROOM FOR LIBRARY AND LEGAL AID 23 Special Sub Jail Palakkad CLINIC
1-SUPT, 3-DEPUTY PRISONR,8 NO NO ASISTANT PRISON OFFICER,1 1 REPORTED YES YES ... NIL VACANT 24 Sub Jail Irinjalakkuda 25 Sub Jail Chavakkad NO NO NIL
NO NA 24 POSTS 9 VACANT REPORTED REPORTRF NO NO SPACE PROBLEMS OF FACILITIES 26 Sub Jail Viyyur 27 Women Jail Viyyur
NON AVAILABILITY OF POLICEESCORT AND NO NA 35 26 9 APO REPORTED TO PSC YES NA UNSATISFACTORY APPROACH OF LEGAL AID LAWYERS 28 Central Prison Viyyur 1.NEED OF AMBULANCE, 2. MEDICAL OFFICER, PHARMACIST3.NEED OF VEHICLE,4.SCARCITY OF NO ... YES WATER,5.PHYSICAL TRAINER, PSYCHIATRIST AND COUNSELLOR 29 District Jail Viyyur NEEDED,5.ETC Office space very limited.2No common hall..;3.number of toilets are insufficient.4.no no no NO NO separate legal aid room alotted5.no room for Borstal School/ Women Jail interview6. No ambulance facilit 30 kakkanad
1/ NEWLY REMANDED ACCUSED SHOULD BE KEPT IN A SEPARATE CELL FOR FEW DAYS.NOW THE PROCEDURE IS THAT THEY ARE SHARING THE COMMON CELL WITH OLD PRISONERS.2.ALLACCUSED SHOULD BE GIVEN REGULAR COUNSELLING,3. A NO NA NO.ITS A SUB JAIL NO FACILITIES PSYCHOLOGIST OR SOCIAL WORKER IS HIGHLY NECESSARY IN JAIL,4.VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITY SHOULD BE INSTALLED,5. THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE ACCUSED AND THE MEDICINES SHOULD BE NOTED IN A REGISTER KEPT IN SUB JAIL 31 Sub Jail Muvattupuzha
1. No. Of staff is insufficient.2.over No vacant posts at the time of crowding.3.lack of cleaning materials,4.Facilities NO NA FILLED UP NA NO All are under trial prisoners study be provided to store vegetables and stationeries. 32 Sub Jail Aluva
.1. NUMBER OF BATHROOMS ARE INSUFFICIENT,2. NO ESCORT FOR HOSPITAL, 3. NO CELL IN HOSPITAL,4.STAFF NO SEPARATE CELL NO NO NO STRENGTH IS NOT SUFFICIENT,5. AVAILABLE SHORTAGE OF DRINKING WATER,6. NO EFFECTIVE COUNSELLING IS PROVIDED TO THE INMATES,7. NO WELFARE OFFICER 33 Sub Jail Mattanchery
1.NEED OF AMBULANCE, 2. MEDICAL OFFICER, PHARMACIST3.NEED OF VEHICLE,4.SCARCITY OF NO ... YES .... WATER,5.PHYSICAL TRAINER, PSYCHIATRIST AND COUNSELLOR NEEDED,5.ETC 34 Sub Jail Ernakulam 1. MOBILE JAMMER IS NEEDED,2. SHORTAGE OF STAFF,3. OVER NO ...... CROWDING,4. LACK F POLICE ESCORT,5. NO SEPARATE ROOM FOR LEGAL AID 35 District Jail Kakkanadu CLINIC
36 Sub Jail Devikulam
1. MORE CCTV CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE JAIL.2.VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITY TO BE INSTALLED.3.THE JAIL NO NO YES NA BUILDING IS IN A DILAPILATED CONDITION.4. SELF EMPLYOMENT TRAINING TO BE IMPARTED TO THE INMATES.5.INDUSTRIAL UNITS TO BE ESTABLISHED. 37 Sub Jail Peerumedu 38 Sub Jail Mavelikkara 39 District Jail Alappuzha NO NA YES NA NIL 40 Sub Jail Ponkunnam SHORTAGE OF SPACE, STAFF, WATER NO NA YES IN SEPARATE CELL NA 41 Sub Jail Pala SCARCITY DURING SUMMER SHORTAGE OF SPACE, STAFF, WATER NO NA YES NA 42 District Jail Kottayam SCARCITY DURING SUMMER NO NA NO NA 43 Sub Jail Kottarakkara NO NA NO NA NIL 44 District Jail Kollam
CONVICTS ARE USUALLY SENT YES YES 16 15 1 REPORTED TO PSC INSUFFICIENT SPACE NIL TO CENTARAL JAIL TVPM 45 District Jail Pathanamthitta
NO NO NO 46 Spel.Sub Jail Neyyattinkara
Over Crowded.Height of Wall is 10 m and NO NA fencing fecilities. Prisoners are not producing to the Hon’ble Courts for lack of Police escorts. 47 Sub Jail Attingal NO NA NA, Only convicts in open prison. NA NIL 48 Open Prison, Nettukaltheri
49 Spl.Sub Jail Kunjalammood
Open Prison for Women was the newly established prison in Kerala. It is the first Open Prison for the Female Convicts of Kerala under trial prisoners are not nd NO NA NO and 2 in India. In Open Jail Prisoners enjoy kept in this prison complete freedom of movement. As there is no system of day locks up. During the day time the prisoners are go to any where inside the jail Open Prison for Women, premises. 50 Poojappura Central Prison and Partially done, due to NO NO 51 Correctional Home overcrowding 52 WomenDistrict Jaip Prison Poojappura and NO NA YES NA NIL Correctional Home 53 Attakkulangara