DELHI CENTRAL JAIL, NARELA THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree Of BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE By ANKIT LINGWAL SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY GREATER NOIDA UTTAR PRADESH CENTRAL JAIL | 1 CANDIDATE DECLARATION I hereby certify that the work that is being presented in this dissertation, entitled “DELHI CENTRAL JAIL, NARELA” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Bachelors of Architecture submitted to the School of Architecture of the Galgotias University Greater Noida, India, is an authentic record of my work carried out during the period December 2013 to May 2014, under the guidance of prof. KUSUM HUDDA, Associate Professor of School of Architecture, Galgotias University, Greater Noida. The matter embodied in this has not been submitted for the award of any other degree. Place: Greater Noida ANKIT LINGWAL Date: Enrollment No. 1421101004 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the above mentioned statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of my knowledge. Thesis Guide Thesis Co-ordinator Ar. Kusum Hudda Ar. Ruchi Arora Assistant Professor Associate Professor School of Architecture School of Architecture Galgotias University Galgotias University Greater Noida,UP Greater Noida, U.P India India Dean SOA Prof. Atul Setia CENTRAL JAIL | 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The culmination of this DISSERTATION on the “REINTERPRETING CREMATORIUM AND ITS PRECINCTS” has brought me one step closer to the completion of the Bachelors of Architecture. The dissertation has led me to the acquisition of specialized and state of the art knowledge, required for the development of my dissertation thesis, and it was also an opportunity to improve my lecture presentation performance and research skills. Therefore through this I would like to show my appreciation to everyone that made this possible: To my Supervisor, Professor, Galgotias School of Architecture, prof. _______, who provide me invaluable guidance and assistance in the preparation of this seminar report. I would like to express gratitude to my friends Mr. Venkat sharma, Prashant Ohja, Bhanu Pratap singh, Ritu Pandey, Mohd. Fazil and my parents for their constant encouragement and support throughout this B.Arch. program. Finally but not least, I want to express my gratitude to all the Professor and non-teaching staff of the School, who has made possible my training as an Architect. Place: Greater Noida ANKIT LINGWAL Date: EnrolmentNo: 1421101004 CENTRAL JAIL | 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents CANDIDATE DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ 1 CERTIFICATE .............................................................................................................................. 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 3 LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ 7 LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................. 9 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 10 1.1 AIM .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 OBJECTIVE ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 12 1.4 PROJECT DETAILS......................................................................................................... 12 2. STUDY .................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 14 2.2. HISTORY ............................................................................................................................ 14 2.2.1 HISTORY OF THE PENAL SYSTEM ......................................................................... 16 2.2.2 Development of modern prison ................................................................................. 17 2.2.3. CLASSIFACTION OF PRISON ........................................................................................... 17 2.2.3.1. CENTRAL JAIL .......................................................................................................... 18 2.2.3.2. DISTRICT JAIL .......................................................................................................... 18 2.2.3.3. SUB-JAIL .................................................................................................................. 18 2.2.3.4 WOMEN'S JAIL ......................................................................................................... 18 2.2.3.5. BORSTAL SCHOOL/ CORRECTION FACILITY ............................................................ 18 2.2.3.6. OPEN JAILS .............................................................................................................. 18 2.2.3.7. SPECIAL JAILS .......................................................................................................... 18 2.3. PRISON REFORMS IN INDIA .............................................................................................. 19 2.3.1. PRISON REFORMS IN INDIA - A BRIEF BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW .................... 19 2.3.2. PRISONS ACT 1894 .................................................................................................... 19 2.4 EVOLUTION OF FORMS OF PRISON ................................................................................... 20 2.4.1. Telephonic Pole Prison: ............................................................................................. 20 2.4.2. Courtyard with Barracks: .......................................................................................... 21 2.4.3. Self-Enclosed Prisons: ................................................................................................ 21 2.4.4. Open Campus: .......................................................................................................... 22 2.4.5. Free Layout: ............................................................................................................... 22 CENTRAL JAIL | 4 2.5. PROBLEMS RELATED TO INDIAN PRISONS ....................................................................... 22 2.5.1. THE PROBLEM OF OVERCROWDING IN PRISONS ...................................................... 22 2.5.2. INADEQUATE PRISON PROGRAMMES ....................................................................... 23 3. PRISON DESIGN ....................................................................................................................... 24 3.1 PRISON FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMNTS ............................................................................... 24 3.2. MASTER CONTROL ........................................................................................................... 25 3.3. INTAKE-RELEASE ............................................................................................................... 26 3.4. GENERAL HOUSING .......................................................................................................... 28 3.4.1. TYPES OF HOUSING ....................................................................................................... 31 3.4.1.1. Single and shared cells ........................................................................................... 31 3.4.1.2. Dormitories ............................................................................................................ 31 3.5. HEALTH CARE ................................................................................................................... 32 3.6. VISITING AREAS ................................................................................................................ 34 3.7. EXERCISE AREAS ............................................................................................................... 36 3.8. FOOD SERVICE .................................................................................................................. 37 3.9. ADMINISTRATION/ PUBLIC ............................................................................................... 38 3.10. STAFF AREAS ................................................................................................................... 42 3.11. STORAGE AREAS ............................................................................................................. 43 3.12.SUPERVISION ................................................................................................................... 44 3.13. SECURITY PERIMETER.................................................................................................... 48 3.13.1. DIFFERENT KINDS OF PERIMETERS AND ZONES .......................................................... 49 4. Secondary Internal Security Zones .....................................................................................