Government Department

Punjab Jails Department
 
Introduction
Objectives
Administrative Structure
Major Schemes / Projects
Achievements
Welfare of Prisoners
Welfare of Warder Guards
Contact Information


Introduction
There are seven Central Jails at Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana, five District Jails at Nabha, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, two Open air Jails at Nabha and Kapurthala one Women Jail at Ludhiana one Borstal Jail at Ludhiana and eleven sub Jails at Fazilka, Moga, Mukatsar, Patti, Ropar, Barnala, Malerkotla, Phagwara, Bassi Pathana, Dasuya and Pathankot with an authorized accommodation for 10854 male and 888 female prisoners besides there is one Jail Training School at Patiala. The daily average population of Punjab Jails has been around 17141 including about 38 extremists / terrorists during this year.
 
Punjab State Policy on Prisons
Aims & Objectives
 
  1. Punjab Jail Department shall protect society and endeavor to reform and reassimilate offenders in the Social milieu by giving them appropriate correctional treatment.
  2. There shall be a Department of Prisons and Correctional services, dealing with adult and young offender - their institutional care, treatment aftercare, probation and other non-institutional service.
  3. The State shall endeavor to evolve proper mechanism to ensure that no under-trial prisoner is unnecessarily detained. This object shall be achieved by speeding up trials, simplifying of bail procedure and by periodic review of cases of undertrial prisoners. Undertrial prisoners shall as far as possible, be confined in separate institutions.
  4. Since it is recognized that imprisonment is not always the best way to meet the objective of punishment, the state shall endeavor to provide in law new alternatives to imprisonment such as community service, forfeiture of property, payment of compensation to victims, public censure, in addition to the ones already existing, and shall specially ensure that the probation of offenders Act 1958, is effectively implemented throughout the State.
  5. Living conditions in every prisons and allied institutions meant for the custody, care, treatment and rehabilitation of Offender shall be compatible with human dignity in all aspects such as accommodation, hygiene, sanitation, food, clothing, medical facilities. All factors responsible for vitiating the atmosphere of these institutions shall be identified and dealt with effectively.
  6. In consonance with the aims and objectives of prisons the State shall provide appropriate facilities and professional personnel for the classification of Prisoners on scientific basis deversified institutions shall be provided for the segregation of different categories of inmates for proper treatment.
  7. The State shall endeavor to develop the fields of criminology and penology and promote research on the typology of crime in the context of emerging patterns of crime in the country. This will help improper classification of offenders and in revising appropriate treatment for them.
  8. A system of graded custody ranging from special security institutions to open institutions shall be provided to offer proper opportunities for the reformation of offenders according to the progress made by them.
  9. Programmes for the treatment of offenders shall be individualized and shall aim at providing them with opportunities for diversified education, development of work habits and skills, change in attitude, modification of behaviour and implementation of social and moral values.
  10. The state shall endeavor to develop vocation training and work programmes in prisoners for all inmates eligible to work. The aim of such training and work programmes shall be to equip inmates with better skills and work habits for their rehabilitation.
  11. Payment of fair wages and other incentives shall be associated with work programmes to encourage inmate participation in such programmes. The incentives of leave, remission and premature release to convicts shall also be utilized for improvement of their behaviour strengthening of family ties and their early return to society.
  12. Custody being the basic function of prisons, appropriate security arrangement shall be made in accordance with the need for graded custody in different types of institution.The management of prisons shall be characterized by firm and positive discipline, with due regard, however, to the maintenance of human rights of prisoners. The State recognizes that a prisoner loses his right to liberty but maintains his residuary rights. It shall be the endeavour of State to protect these residuary rights of the prisoners.
  13. The state shall provide free legal aid to the needy prisoners.
  14. Prisons are not the places for confinement of children. Children (Boys under age 16 years and girls under 18 years age) shall in no case be sent to prisons. All children confined in prisons at present shall be transferred forthwith to a separate institution meant exclusively for children with facilities for their care education, training and rehabilitation. Benefit on non-institutional facilities shall, when ever possible, be extended to such children.
  15. Young offenders (Between 16 to 21 years in the case of boys and 18 to 21 in the case of girls) shall not be confined in prisons meant for adult offenders there shall be separate institutions for them where in view of their young and impressionable age, they shall be given treatment and training suited to their social needs of rehabilitation.
  16. Women offenders shall as far as possible be confined in a separate institution specially meant for them. Wherever such arrangements are not possible they shall be kept in separate annexes of prisons with proper arrangements. The staff for these institutions and annexes shall comprise women employees only. Women prisoners shall be protected against all exploitation. Work and treatment programmes shall be devised for them in consonance with their special needs.
  17. Non criminal lunatics shall be confined in prisons. The law shall be suitable amended for the purpose. Proper arrangements shall be made for the care and treatment of criminal lunatics.
  18. Persons courting arrest during non-violent socio-political economic agitation or declared public courses shall not be confined in prisons along with other prisoners. Separate prisons camps with proper and adequate facilities shall be provided for such non-violent agitators.
  19. Prison services shall developed as a professional career service. The State shall endeavour to develop a well-organized prisons cadre based on appropriate job requirements sound training and proper promotional avenues. The efficient functioning of prisons depends undoubtedly upon the personal qualities, educational qualifications, professional competence and character of prisons personnels. The status emoluments and other service conditions of prisons personnel should be commensurate with their job requirements and responsibility. Proper training facilities for prison personnel shall be developed at the State level.
  20. The State shall endeavour to secure and encourage voluntary participation of the community in prison programmes and in non-institutional treatment of offenders on an extensive and systematic basis. Such participation is necessary in view of the objective of ultimate rehabilitation of offenders in the community. The Government shall open avenues for such participation and shall extend financial and other assistance to voluntary organizations and individual willing to extend help to the prisoners and ex-prisoners.
  21. Prisons are hither to a closed world. It is necessary to open them to some kind of positive and constructive public discernment. Selective eminent public men shall be authorized to visit prisons and give independent report on them to appropriate authorities.
  22. In order to provide a form in community for continuous thinking on problem of prisons for promoting professional knowledge and for generating public interest in the reformation of offenders, It is necessary that a professional non-official registered body is established at the State level.

    Efforts for De- addiction of Prisoners Drug abuse among the prisoners was a major problem initially. Many prisoners were addicted to drugs, with some of them becoming habitual of taking drugs in the jail itself. Many of them took it to get artificial relief from mental stress and anxiety. To tackle the problem, we launched a drive to identify drug suppliers, including some corrupt officials, prisoners and medical staff members. They were transferred out to break the nexus, in addition to registering cases against the erring persons involved in this drug-racket within the jail. The intake of drugs was prohibited and controlled within the premises through effective supervision.

    De - addiction centres have been set up in the prisons itself with active co-operation N.G.Os.. Unlike traditional process of de-addiction, The Department has adopted improvised method for it and it gives quick results. the major components of de-addiction schedule are :

    • Yoga and Meditation
    • Games and Sports
    • Religious and Cultural Activities

    Women Empowerment in Prisons

    Prison Department in association with various Government and Non government Organisations launched a number of projects for empowerment of women prisoners. under the scheme, the female inmates are being taught how to weave, make toys, stich and make embroidery items. Female inmates are also taking keen interest in the education and health advocacy programmes. A separate Kitchen has been recently started for the female inmates with a view to improve the quality of food.

    Our major partners in women empowerment projects include:

    • Punjab Social Welfare Board
    • Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
    • Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amritsar
    • India Vision Foundation
    • Red Cross Society
    • UNODC
    Vocational Training for women inmates
    Vocational training in candle making, food preservation, toy making, tie and dye, fabric painting, Pot.

  23. Probation, after care, rehabilitation and follow up of offenders shall form and integral part of the foundation of the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services.
  24. The development of prisons shall be planned in a systematic manner keeping in view the objectives and goals to be achieved. The progress of the implementation of such plans shall be continuously monitored and periodically evaluated.
  25. The Government at the State shall endeavour to provide adequate resources for the development of prisons and other allied services.
  26. Government recognizes that the process of reformation and rehabilitation of offenders is an internal part of total process of social reconstruction and therefore, the development of prisons shall find in the State development plans.
  27. As prisons form part of the criminal justice system the functioning of other branches of the system viz. Police, the prosecution and judiciary have a bearing on the working of prisons. It is necessary to effect proper coordination among these branches. The Government shall ensure such coordination at various levels.
  28. The State shall promo thatte research in the correctional field to make prison programmes amore Promote.

Administrative Structure
The department is being administered by the following executive officers :
 

Director General of Police (Prisons)Pb. Chandigarh 1
Inspector General of Prisons 1
Deputy I.G. Prisons 1
A.I.G. Prisons 1
Chief Probation Officer 1
Chief welfare Officer 1
Supritendent Central jails 7
Principal Jail Training School Patiala 1
Supritendent District jails / Deputy Supritendent Grade I 15
Deputy Supritendent Grade II including Distt. Probation Officers 40
Assistant Supritendents / Probation Officers 90
Head Warders 353
Head Matrons 11
Warders 1710
Matrons 54

The administration of the Punjab Jails is carried out as per provisions of the New Punjab Jail Manual which has come into force w.e.f. 20-07-1996. Major Schemes / Projects. The Major Schemes of the department are as under:-


Major Schemes / Projects
Vocational Training in the Prisons
Vocational training in the prisons is an important aspect of the Prisons administration for the rehabilitation of offenders in society after their release. With this end in view prisons industries modern mechanized agricultural farms are being managed almost at all the Central/District Jails. As per as possible a prisoner is trained in vocation he has to follow after his release. The Major industries being run at the jails are carpentry textiles woolen shawls, shoe making, phenyl, smithy embroidery, knitting tags and laces, Niwar, tailoring etc.

Although the number of convicted prisoners is low yet there has been production of Rs. 21922060 lakhs from the Jail industries during the 2006-07.



Agricultural production

The agricultural farms are being managed deficiently, where prisoners are trained in the modern techniques of farming with the help of extension wing of Punjab agriculture University Ludhiana. There has been agricultural production of Rs. 74.00279 Lacs during the year 2006-07 at Open Air Jail Nabha were training to the prisoners who are landless and marginal farmers is imparted in agriculture practices so that they can adopt this profession after their release.



Gratuity to the Prisoners

Under the wage Earning Scheme Prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment are given gratuity at the prescribed scale. Out of his gratuity a prisoner can pay his fine and meet other legitimate legal expenses or purchase canteen coupons and remit money to his family members. This also lesseas the burden on the relations of the convicted prisoners. Recently the Government have released the gratuity rates paid to the prisoners work done by them in the jails of the State. The rates are as under:


  Old Rates New Rates w.e.f. 1-4-97
Unskilled Rs 7/- Rs per day 8/-
Semi skilled Rs 9/- Rs per day 10/-
Skilled Rs 11/- Rs per day 12/-

Major works of the Department

Construction work of barracks of Central and District Jails. Funds to the tune of 25% state share 3.72 crores have been allocated during the year 2006-07. The following Major works will be carried out with these funds:


  1. Construction of 2 Nos barracks capacity 100 convicts at Central Jail Bathinda.
  2. Construction of 2 Nos barracks capacity 100 convicts at central jail Gurdaspur.
  3. Construction of 6 Nos OR's Houses at Jail Training School Patiala .
  4. Construction of 2 Nos Barracks (Double storey) at District Jail, 2 Nos G.O. Houses at District Jail Hoshiarpur
  5. Construction of 2 Nos N.G.O Houses at Central Jail Ferozepur
  6. Construction of 6 Nos OR's Houses at Central Jail ferozepur
  7. Construction of 4 Nos N.G.O. Hosues at District Jail Sangrur
  8. Construction of 1 Nos G.O House at Sub Jail Barnala
  9. Construction of Warder Line at Sub jail Barnala
  10. Plan to increase the authorized capacity of Sub Jail Malerkotla and Sub Jail Pathanakot is under process. The Construction of new modern jails at Kapurthala, Faridkot for the authorized capacity of 2500 inmates in each jail is under process. Efforts are being made to acquire land for jail at Mansa

ACHIEVEMENTS
Education as a tool of correction
Education project is an important component of multi-pronged strategies adopted for the reformation in the Punjab Prison Department. It is a matter of fact that prisoners are a part and parcel of our society and so it is our moral responsibility to enable them to catch up with the rest of the society. The main objective behind this project is to make best utilization of the time of the prisoners and to develop positive and constructive thoughts in them. Our endeavor is to insert creativity in their mind in place of criminality. These activities are not only helpful to impart education to the prisoners but have been proved as an important tool of stress management. Educational activities will thus keep occupied and so will help in releasing and reducing stress levels. This in turn will consequently enable them to contribute something positive and constructive for the society inside and outside the jail. It is also helpful in the overall Human Resource Development of the nation. The libraries have also been set up for the prisoners

Faculty of Higher Education : Prisoners have opportunities to get higher education for which Punjab Prison Department is organizing preparatory and refresher classes in various Jails for the prisoners who are pursuing for B.A. MA, Giani, MBA and other Post Graduate Diplomas. etc. painting, home craft in various Jails. KVK is a joint venture of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) and Punjab Agricultural University.

Education for Children who are with Women Prisoners: Facilities of Creche and nursery are being provided to the children who are under the age of 6 years with the women prisoners in Punjab Jails.

The children residing with their relatives in Amritsar jail can now be able to compete with their social counterparts outside. All the Children who are in the age group of 3-6 years have been admitted in the Government Primary School.

The children upto six years of age are allowed to reside in the jail alongwith their kith and kin. It is the moral responsibility of the prison authorities to provide them all support so that they are able to receive proper education and to compete with the other children of their age group in the society.

Punjab Red Cross Society has also initiated various programmes with a view to educate the prisoners about the ill-effects of Drugs and HIV and to bring awareness about effective preventive measures.


Training and Research Programs: The prisoners in various Jails are provided vocational Training Programs in modern trades, e.g. computer training, electric motor winding, plumbing, tent making, pipe furniture, weaving etc. So that they may become self sufficient after their release.

Diet for Prisoners (Revised Scale):

For 'C' Class Prisoners
Name of Article Existing Scale Revised Scale
Dal 70 gms 85 gms
Black Grams 115 gms 60 gms
Condiments 7 gms 16 gms
Vegetables 230 gms 250 gms
Unskilled Rs 7/- Per Day Rs 8/- Per Day
Semi Skilled Rs 9/- Per Day Rs 10/- Per Day
Skilled Rs 11/- Per Day Rs 12/- Per Day
Tea Leaves 50 gms (for 40 cups) 60 gms (for 40 cups)

L.P.G. Gas : From October to March Gas Scale= 135 gms per prisoner per day
From April to September Gas Scale = 130 gms per prisoner per day

For 'B' Class Prisoners
Dal 70 gms 85 gms
Black Grams 15 gms 16 gms
Sugar 60 gms 40 gms
Tea Leaves 7 gms 5 gms
Vegetables 230 gms 250 gms

For Non Vegetarian
Meat as prescribed by the Jail Medical officer 230 (five days in a week) 2 Eggs daily or 400 ml. Milk (5 days in week)

For Borstal Jail
  Old Scale New Scale
Milk 250 ml. 500 ml.

Sr.No. Name of Article Children
6-12 months
Children
1 -3 years
Children
4-6 years
1 Cereals & millets 45 gms 60-120 gms 150-210
2 Pulses 15 gms 30 gms 45 gms
3 Roots and tubers 50 gms 50 gms 100 gms
4 Green Leafy Vegetables 25 gms 50 gms 50 gms
5 Other Vegetables 25 gms 50 gms 50 gms
6 Fruits 100 gms 100 gms 100 gms
7 Sugar 25 gms 25 gms 30 gms
8 Fats/oils (visible) 10 gms 20 gms 25 gms
9 Milk 500 M.L. ( Unless breast fed in which case 200 M.L.)

Welfare of Prisoners
The following amenities have been provided in jails of the state to improve the living condition..
  1. Flush latrines have been provided at all the jails.
  2. Ceiling fans have been provided in all barracks and cells to mitigate hardship to the prisoners during summer months.
  3. Radio Sets and T.V. Sets have been provided for the recreation of the prisoners.
  4. News papers and books periodicals are made available to the prisoners.
  5. There are Canteens to cater to the daily requirements of prisoners over and above admissible to them for issue from jail stores.
  6. Gurdwaras and Mandirs have been established for religious teaching and moral uplift of inmates.
  7. Convicts have been allowed to avail of 6 weeks parole twice a year in addition to one furlough and emergency parole in case of death and serious illness of a family member.
Welfare of Warder Guard
Warder guard has also been extended certain concessions which are mentioned as under:
  1. Kit allowance of Rs. 25/- as per with the police department has been allowed to all Warders and Head Warders.
  2. Warder Staff and non-gazetted executive staff have been allowed confessional bus travel and weekly off-day.
  3. Ration allowance of Rs. 100/- per month has been allowed to Warders and Head Warders.
  4. 25 posts of Warders have been up-graded to those Head Warders so as to build-up the moral of the Warder-guard.

List of Telephone Numbers of the Officers of the Jail Department , Punjab

 

 

 

Fax No. 0172-2711497

Name of officer

Designation & Station

Code

Office

Residence

Mobile

Sh. Heera Singh Gabria

Punjab Jails Minister

0172

2740938

-

-

Sh. N.S. Kang,  IAS

Principal Secretary, Home

0172

2770771

-

-

Sh. G. Ramesh Kumar

Addl. Secy. Home

0172

2740813

-

-

Sh.Anil Kaushik IPS

D.G.P., Prisons Department

0172

2704219

2795801

-

Sh. Jagjit Singh, P.P.S.(I)

D.I.G. Prisons    

0172

2711497

2693771

98729-84888

Sh. D.K. Sidhu P.P.S.

A.I.G.

0172

2703460

-

97790-33780

Sh. Harbhagat Singh Bedi

D.C. F. & A.

0172

2703460

-

98159-95445

Sh. Kuldeep Singh

Principal Trg. School, PTL

0175

2366625

2357488

98760-05920

Sh. L.S.Jakhar

Supdt. C.J., Patiala

0175

2366546

2355041

98760-05924

Sh. Surinder Singh

Supdt.C.J.Gurdaspur

01874

245316

231187

98760-05916

Sh. S.P. Singh

Supdt. C.J., Jalandhar

0181

2402709

2403344

98760-05910

Sh. Sukhdev Singh Saggu

Supdt. C.J. Ferozepur

01632

244013

244614

98760-05913

Sh. Jiwan Kumar Garg

Supdt. C.J., Bathinda

0164

2212610

2212580

97797-55202

Sh. Gursharan Singh Sidhu

Supdt. C.J., Amritsar

0183

2591973

2591110

98760-05901

Sh. Roop Kumar

Supdt. C.J., Ludhiana

0161

2660106

2661410

98760-05959

Sh. J.P. Singh

Supdt. D.J., Nabha

01765

220659

220643

98760-05902

Sh. Satpal Singh 

Supdt. D.J., Hoshiarpur

01882

220527

220327

98760-05930

Sh. Jaswant Singh Gill

Supdt. D.J., Kapurthala

01822

232387

233702

98760-05964

Sh. Joga Singh

Supdt., D.J., Sangroor

01672

234381

234321

98760-05903

Sh. Prem Kumar Garg

Supdt. D.J., Faridkot

01639

250048

251038

98760-05936

Sh. Karanjit Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J., Ropar

01881

222301

-

94638-11154

Sh.Haridev

Supdt. O.A.J., Kapurthala

01822

232387

220239

98760-05918

Sh. Jagwant Kumar Sharma

Supdt. O.A.J., Nabha

01765

220036

220673

98760-05906

Sh. Daljit Singh Bhatti

Supdt. Women Jail Ludhiana

0161

2664216

2264706

98153-05457

Sh. S.P. Khanna

Supdt. Borstal Jail Ludhiana

0161

2661250

2609251

98760-05921

Sh. Manjit Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J., Barnala

01679

231141

-

98760-06581

Sh. R.K. Sharma

Dy.Supdt., Sub J., Patti

01851

244567

-

98760-05933

Sh. S. K. Bansal

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Malerkotla

01675

253473

-

9876005932

Sh. Rajmohinder Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Mukatsar

01633

262606

-

98760-75555

Sh. Iqbal Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Fazilka

01638

262644

-

98144-42500

Sh. Tejinder Singh Sodhi

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Dasuya

01883

242022

288440

98153-77895

Sh. Gurmit Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Moga

01636

-

-

98760-5941

Sh. Avinash Chander

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Pathankot

0186

-

-

98722-98086

Sh. Kishan Singh

Dy.Supdt., Sub J.,Phagwara

01824

2377559

-

98760-05940

 

District Probation Officers and Probation Officers

Name, Designation and station of posting

Phone no.

Sh. Baljinder Singh District Probation Officer, Kapurthala

9888261511

Sh. Charnjit Singh District Probation Officer, Amritsar

  1. Sh. Satnam Singh, Probation Officer, Patti
  2. Sh. Acshru Ram Probation Officer, Ajnala
  3. Sh. Gurcharn Singh Probation Officer, Tarn Taran

94171-97953
98767-03333

vacant post  , District Probation Officer, Ferozepur

  1. Sh. Rajiv Kumar Probation Officer, Fazilka
  2. Jaswinder Sodhi, Probation Officer,  Zeera

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99142-10004

Sh. Ram Murti, District Probation Officer, Ludhiana

98721-89036

Sh. Sh. Yadwibder Singh, District Probation Officer, Ropar

98157-00009

Sh. Sh. Ajit Singh Dhillon, District Probation Officer, Sangrur

9878163921

Sh. Gurpreet Singh, District Probation Officer, Patiala
Moh. Sharif, Addl., District Probation Officer, Patiala

  1. Sh. Amarjit Singh, Probation Officer, Fatehgarh Sahib
  2. Sh. Amrik Singh,  Probation Officer, Rajpura

99886-45839

98159-74194

Sh. Vinod Kumar Bhatia,    District Probation Officer, Hoshiarpur

98760-5912

Sh. Manjit Singh, District Probation Officer, Faridkot.

98146-12185

Sh. Dalbir Singh Teji, District Probation Officer, Jalandhar

  1. Sh. Raj Kumar, Probation Officer, Nawanshehar
  2. Sh. Iqbal Singh, District Probation Officer, Nakodar

98153-77895
97799-06002
98157-98866

Sh. Jagir Singh, District Probation Officer, Bathinda
Sh. Mela Singh, Probation Officer, Barnala

97799-8885


Updated Last on : August 4, 2009