PRISONERS HAND BOOK

Admission of Prisoners
Under sections 24 and 25 of the Prisons Act, 1894, a prisoner shall be searched on admission to remove all prohibited articles. Female prisoners shall be searched by the Matron or by the female warder. Every prisoner shall be examined under the orders of the Medical Officer and a record shall be made of the state of his health and of certain other particulars. The property of prisoners shall be placed in the custody of the Jailor under proper acknowledgement.

CLASSIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF PRISONERS

As per Andhra Pradesh Prisons Rules 1979 the prisoners shall be divided as habitual and casuals and the casuals also be divided as star class and ordinary class. As per Section 27 of the Prisons Act, 1894, Female prisoners shall be confined separately in most secured enclosure. Male convicts, unconvicted, civil and habitual each category shall be confined separately. Young offenders shall be separated from other prisoners. However prisoners are divided from security perspective and categorized for the sake of proper confinement.

DAILY ROUTINE
261,262. As soon as the wards and cells are unlocked, each prisoner shall take his bedding upside, and shake it well, fold it, leave it outside to air for some hours, when it shall be taken in and placed on the proper pail or place. Sweepers shall thoroughly sweep and clean every part, all cobwebs, dust and dirt of every description carefully be removed from the roofing, corners and elsewhere. 266. After the latrine and washing parade, early morning meal shall be distributed. The prisoners shall then be divided into gangs, according to the nature of the labor and then marched to their work. 269. At 11 o'clock the midday census of the prisoners shall be taken, and after its verification with the morning census the midday meal be issued. 270. After the meal the gangs shall be marched back to their work, which shall continue till 4.30 p.m. in the cold weather, and 5 p.m. in the warmer weather 272,. When the days work is completed, the latrine visited and a bath taken, the evening meal shall be distributed. The prisoners shall then be counted and locked up, the hour being from 5-30 to 6 p.m. in the cold weather, and from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the warmer months.

277. Every convict shall be thoroughly searched before being locked up at night and every cell and ward shall also be searched from security point of view. 282. A light which should, as for as possibly be out of the reach of the prisoners, shall be kept burning in every sleeping word throughout the night. NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Newspapers, magazines, periodicals, pamphlets etc., allowed to prisoners by the Government shall be censored, before issue to the prisoners. 291. "C" class prisoners shall be Supplied with the following news-papers free of cost:(a) One copy of one of the weekly news-paper, approved by Government at the rate of one for every 40 or less literate prisoners. (b) One copy of one of the daily news-papers, from the list approved by Government at the rate of one for every 20 or less literate prisoners. 292. Moral lectures to all convicts in prison shall be allowed only on condition that no proselytizing is carried on under the cloak of moral instruction, and that lecturers confine their attention to prisoners of their own faith.

MEDICAL FACILITIES
583. Every prisoner complaining of illness, or appearing to be ill, shall be sent to the hospital for immediate examination by the medical officer or, in his absence by the assistant surgeon. 584. Every prisoner suffering from any active disease shall be brought under medical treatment, either as an out-patient or as an in-patient and his name shall be recorded in the appropriate register. 652. (1) Every prisoner in a ward shall be allowed not less than 4.65 square meters of ground space and 19.82 cubic meters of breathing space.

PRISONERS PANCHAYAT
303. (1) to create a sense of responsibility and self reliance among the prisoners, prisoners Panchayat Boards constituted in all prisons. (i) In case of Central Prisons, the Panchayat Board shall consist of convicted prisoners only and in the case of District Jails under trial prisoners also represent provided that they are eligible as per rules.

(ii) No convicted prisoner who has less than six months of his sentence to serve on the date of election shall be eligible for election to the Panchayat board and no under trial prisoner who has not spent one month in the jail on the date of election shall be eligible. (3) The duration of a Punch shall be six months in the case of Central Prisons and three months in the case of District Jails provided that the period does not exceed six months in any case. (4) The powers and function of the Panchayat shall be limited to a discussion of matters relating to the welfare of prisoners i.e., ration, sanitation, recreation, books and newspapers, etc. (5) The Superintendent shall be the head of the Panchayat Board and he shall have the power to reject any suggestion by the Board which he considers unsuitable in the interest of jail administration. (7) Any Punch abusing his position shall be removed by the Superintendent from office after making due enquiries and such Punch shall not be eligible for any election unless he is specially recommended by the Superintendent.

DUTIES OF PRISONERS
They shall furnish full residential address and other important details to the authorities. They shall Deposit all kinds of property for safe custody They must attend medical examination to find out their state of health. They should maintain personal hygiene i.e. regular bath, beard shaving and hair cutting and cleanliness in the precincts collectively, ensure thorough cleaning of water closets. They should obey all orders of the officers in all times and also alarm parade rehearsals They should scrupulously follow the regulations of un-locking and lock up, timings & discipline They should Take food during prescribed hours and dont misappropriate food They should not procure anything whenever they are taken to courts, And they should not communicate with any un-authorized person or party. They should not posses or consume intoxicants, narcotic drugs or any other prohibited items They should not become a part of illegal act or violators of rules and regulations All prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment should work 8 hours a day, Others whoever volunteers to work also can work to get benefits of remission.

Prisoners should bring to the notice of the superintendent about their grievances preferably during inspection parade and health problems to the medical officer and about common rights to the welfare officer. Prisoners should not quarrel and they should not extract menial work from other prisoners

PRISONERS RIGHTS
Right to be lodged appropriately based on proper classification and security. Right of women prisoners for proper segregation to prevent male entry. Right to healthy environment, with greenery and the premises kept clean, tidy and hygienic Right to bail, entailed free legal aid and provision of release under sec 436-A Cr P C Right to speedy trial for expeditious disposal of cases Right to basic needs such as good food, potable water and secured shelter Right to have interviews with lawyers, friends and relatives as per eligibility. Right against arbitrary use of handcuffs and fetters. Right against arbitrary prison punishment without adopting the procedure Right to evoke writ of habeas corpus against excess imprisonment Right to write letters and receive letters subject to censoring Right to employment and reasonable remuneration for task labor Right to educational facilities, adult education, academic and vocational Right to protect their dignity and human rights 442. (1) No prisoner shall be required to perform any labour other than such as may be necessary for the conduct of the internal management and domestic economy of the prison or to meet any call of emergency, on any of the following days, namely Sundays, Christmas day, Mahatma Gandhis birth Anniversary day, Ramzan, Pongal, Dipawali, Vijaya Dasimi, Mahashivaratri, Bakrid, Independence Day, Republic Day, Holi, Srirama Navami Sri Krishna Jayanthi and Moharam. Good Friday and Gurunanak s birthday shall be treated as Sectional Holidays for the prison.

REMISSION RULES
340. (1) Remission is of three kinds, viz, Ordinary, Special and Government. (2) Ordinary remission shall be awarded on the following scale:-

(a) Two days per month for thoroughly good conduct and scrupulous attention to all prison regulations; (b) Three days per month for industry and the due performance of the daily task imposed. 344. Prisoners employed on prison services such as cooks and sweepers, who work on Sundays and holidays, may be awarded three days ordinary remission per quarter in addition to any other remission earned under these rules. 345. Any prisoner eligible for ordinary remission should be awarded 20 days annual good conduct ordinary remission in addition to any other remission provided that he has committed no prison offence whatever for a period of one year reckoned form the date of his sentence of the date on which he was last punished for a prison of. 354. The total of ordinary remission and special remission but excluding State Government remission grated to a prisoner shall not exceed one third of the sentence. 315. The punishments enumerated in section 46 of the Prisons Act, 1894, Shall classified into minor and major punishments as follows:-

(1) Formal warning (2) Change of labor for a stated period to some more irksome or severe from temporarily (3) Forfeiture of remission earned temporarily (4) Forfeiture of class temporarily (5) Reduction from a higher to a lower grade temporarily (6) Cellular confinement temporarily (7) Separate confinement temporarily (8) Stoppage of facility of writing and receiving letters temporarily (9) Stoppage of interviews temporarily (10)Punishment of stoppage of recreational facilities, temporarily (11)Stopping canteen facilities temporarily

DIET OF PRISONERS
387. The diet scale for C class prisoners shall be as detailed below per head per day:Sl. No. Name of the dietary article. Laboring quantity Non-Laboring quantity

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1 2 (a) Rice diet:- Rice (b) Wheat diet:- - Wheat flour (c) Mixed diet:- Jawar Or Bajra flour and 2 Dhall (not to be issued On Sundays) 3 4 Vegetables Groundnut oil or any other substitute. 5 6 7 8 Tamarind Fuel (fire-wood or any Salt Mutton with bones or any other non-vegetarian dish Like fist or beef etc. (weekly once) 9 onions (to be issued on sundays only 15 15 175 175 30 20 700 Grams 35 30 20 700 Grams 35 100 250 100 250 700 600 3 700 Grams 700 4 600 Grams. 600

10 11 12 13 14

Chillies Turmeric Garlic Coriander Chillies to be issued on sundays (Extra, besides The usual quantity of 10 grams)

10 2 4 4

10 2 4 4

15

Milk (to be converted into Butte milk or curd) 70 ml. 70 ml.

Note:- 1. On Sundays vegetarian prisoner should be issued 70 grams of joggery 70 grams of Bengal gram dhall flour, 35 grams of oil and 140 grams. of potatoes in lieu of meat. 3.The 100 grams of dhall to be issued per head per day shall be either of the three varieties viz., toor dhall, gram dhall and moong dhall and these dhalls shall be issued on alternative days, one after the other. 388. The prisoners confined in Open Air Prisons and Agricultural Colonies, who are actually employed on labour (i.e., excavation etc) the following extras may be issued per head per day, in addition to the scale prescribed for them :(i) (a) Rice /wheat/jowar 100 grams, Dhal 20 grams, vegetables 20 grams salt 5 grams

393. Non-vegetarian C class prisoner shall receive mutton curry along with his supper, while the vegetarian C class prisoner shall receive a potato curry and sweets made from the articles specified in Note (1) under rule 387.

FEMALE PRISONERS
819 Female prisoners shall be confined separately in most secured enclosure and no adult male shall enter the female yard by day unless he has a legitimate duty that too accompanied by the assistant matron or female warder. No male staff or officer can enter into a female yard during night unless it is warranted in emergency to that a record of fact must be recorded in report book

Female prisoners shall be searched by the Matron or by the female warder. Every prisoner shall be examined lady doctor under the orders of the Medical Officer and a record shall be made of the state of his health and of certain other particulars. 818 Female prisoners shall, as far as possible, be classified and separated, not only the unconvicted from the convicts but also adolescents from older ,habitual from others and prostitutes and procuresses from respectable women. Married Hindu female prisoners may be permitted to wear bangles. All female prisoners are allowed tali. Children up to the age of 6 years shall be permitted to stay with their mother (prisoner) and they will be fed with nutritious food and additions as recommended by the medical officer 831. (a) In accordance with local customs at government cost. (b) The tasks allotted to female prisoners shall be from one half or two thirds of those prescribed for male convicts. (c) The following should be kept in view while organizing the recreational activates for women offenders:In door games like draught and carom, outdoor games according to local customs, group music, community and folk dances, dramatics, educational films, arts and crafts. 415. Each female prisoner, irrespective of her classifications, shall be supplied all necessary requirements to maintain cleanliness during her menstrual period. CLOTHING AND BEDDING 416. (1) the following items of clothing shall be issued to every C class prisoner on admission:a) Prisoners sentenced to six months and below shall be issued two sets of apparel which shall preferable be part worn serviceable clothing. (b) Prisoners sentenced to more than six months and less than 5 years shall be issued three sets of apparel out of which one set shall be part worn serviceable clothing. (c) Prisoners sentenced to five years and more shall be issued three sets of new apparel. There shall be no issue of fresh clothing during the term of imprisonment in respect of prisoners sentenced up to one year, exception medical grounds. In respect of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for more than one year, not more than one set of new apparel shall be issued to each prisoner, at a time, and at an interval of not less than six months from the date of first issue of apparel.

A Prisoner sentenced to six months and below shall not possess more than two sets of apparel and a prisoner sentenced to more than six months shall not possess more than three sets of apparel at any time. 430. (1) The bedding of C class prisoners shall consist of a woolen blanket, a cotton bed sheet and a durry. 412. Every convict under sentence of rigorous imprisonment or of imprisonment for life shall be required to wear jail clothing as prescribed in these rules, and shall be supplied with jail bedding. A prisoner of any other class shall be supplied with clothing and bedding if he requires. 414. (1) clothing of a C class male convicts shall consist of a shirt (half sleeves), a trousers, a langoti and a towel. These items shall constitute a set of apparel. No pocket or opening in the clothing other than those authorized shall be allowed and the pattern shall in no way be departed from. (2) The clothing of a C class female convict shall consist of a Saree of 7.32 meters in length and 107 centimeters in width, a Ravika (blouse) and a towel. The items shall constitute a set of apparel. Christian and Muslim women shall be given the option of wearing, in lieu of a Saree, a petticoat (Pavada), and an upper cloth (dhavani of the style usually worn by women of those religions, 3.66 meters of cloth being allowed for each of these two items. 297. Every prisoner shall be required to wash his clothing at least twice a week, usually on Sunday and Thursday. Shoes and chappals may be allowed to C class convicts, if supplied by relatives and friends or if purchased by convicts at their own cost.

INTERVIEWS AND LETTERS

489. Every newly convicted prisoner shall be allowed reasonable facilities for seeing or communicating with his relatives, friends or legal advisers with a view to the preparation of an appeal or to the procuring of bail. 490. In addition to the privileges referred to above, every convicted prisoner falling under class C shall be allowed to have an interview with his friends and relatives once in a fortnight and to write and receive two letters a month during the term of imprisonment provided that the exercise of the privilege shall be contingent on good conduct and may be withdrawn or postponed by the superintendent for bad conduct. The number of persons who may interview a prisoner at one time should ordinarily be limited to three. Children below the age of 10 years shall not be counted for this rule. The special privileges accorded to B class prisoners are laid down in rules 1038 and 1038(A). 499. The time allowed for an interview shall not ordinarily exceed half an hour, but may be extended by the superintendent at his discretion.

500. Every convicted prisoner and every unconvicted criminal prisoner shall be carefully searched before and after an interview. 504. Writing materials including service post cards shall be supplied in reasonable quantities.

APPEAL PETITIONS
508. Under section 383 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973, (Act No 2 of 1974), an appellant who is in prison may present his petition of appeal, copy of judgment, and other documents if any, accompanying it to the superintendent, who shall thereupon forward them to the proper Appellate court. The cost of postage shall be borne by the prison. Every petition of appeal shall be countersigned by the superintendent. 518. (1) Every convict shall be provided with writing materials

(2) The petition may be drafted by the convict himself or by his friends or legal advisers; (3) If a convict cannot write, and has no friends or relatives who are able and willing to help him, the petition shall be drawn up by the clerk and all possible support shall be arranged to fetch free legal aid to the poor. (4) Every petition from a convict shall be submitted through the superintendent, 519. (3) Should petitioner assign his state of health as a reason for the exercise of clemency, a report drawn up by the medical officer as to his condition shall accompany the petition.

DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

DLSA periodically visits the prison and make the suggestions regarding the quality of the food and other amenities of the prisoners, They will conduct legal awareness camps.

UNCONVICTED PRISONERS
740. Under trials prisoners shall be required to keep their yard, wards, cells and bedding clean, but shall not be compelled to perform duties of a degrading nature. 750. The Superintendent and Jailor are authorized to receive payment of fines at the prison on working days and before 5 p.m.. 755. (1) Prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment shall clean their own wards and wash their own clothes and shall keep their clothing and bedding neatly arranged.

(3) A simple imprisonment prisoner who elects to work and after some time if he expresses his desire to discontinue with sufficient notice, he may be allowed to discontinue to work and from that date he will be treated as a simple imprisonment prisoner. (4) All prisoners shall:(i) Be required to participate in all correctional and cultural activities of the prison, such as education, vocational training. Moral instructions, games entertainment, etc., according to their needs and aptitudes, as determined by the authorities of the prison; (ii) Be allowed to have such books and periodicals of their own as are approved by the Superintendent, in addition to those available in the prison library; and (iii) Be allowed canteen facilities at the discretion of the Superintendent.

CHILDREN OF PRISONERS
828. (1) a child up to 5 years of age shall be admitted to prison with its mother if it cannot be placed with relations or otherwise properly provided for. Children born in prison may remain with their mothers up to 5 years of age, if they cannot be otherwise suitably disposed of. The Medical Officer shall determine the age of children not born in prison.

Prisoners children from one to two years are provided with lit milk Bread slices, one banana every day and one egg on alternative days. Children in the age group of 3 to 5 years are sent to private school outside the prison. Creche and children park are available in female prisons. FURLOUGH
967. (a) A prisoner who is sentenced to imprisonment of more than one year and up to five years may be released on furlough leave provided he has actually undergone one years imprisonment. (b) (i) A prisoner who is sentenced to imprisonment of more than five years may be released on furlough/leave provided he has actually undergone two years imprisonment. (ii) A prisoner who is sentenced to imprisonment above one year and confined in Prisoners open Air work camp may be released on furlough/leave after he has actually undergone one year imprisonment in the camp. (b) The concession of release on furlough/leave shall be conditional on good behavior on the part of the prisoner during the period of imprisonment actually undergone referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above. (c) The period of furlough/leave shall not exceed two weeks at a time. (d) The cost of the journey both from and to the prison shall be borne by the prisoner. Provided however that in exceptional circumstances, the prisoner himself or any other of his

relatives is unable to meet his travelling expenses, the cost of the journey may be borne by the government. 968. A prisoner may be released on furlough/leave more than once during the term of his imprisonment:A prisoner if he so desires may make a fresh petition for the release on furlough/leave six months after the rejection of his petition. 970. The period of furlough/leave may be sanctioned under the rule as ordinary remission Provided that if a prisoner who is released on furlough/leave does not return to the prison at the time specified in that behalf he may be arrested by any police officer and brought back to prison to undergo the sentence.

PAROLE
974. (1) A prisoner may be released on parole/emergency leave under section 432 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 for such period as the government may order in case of serious illness, death, or marriage of any member of the family or near relative or for any other sufficient cause. The period spent under parole/Emergency leave will not count as a part of the sentence. 976. Should the date on which a convict is entitled to release fall on any of the prison holidays referred to in sub-rule. (1) of rule 442 he shall be released on the preceding day, an entry to that effect made in the convict register and on the warrant: Provided that this rule shall not apply to prisoners sentenced to two days imprisonment either substantively or in default of payment of a fine. 978. Every convict to whom prison clothing has been issued should be required to wash it clean on the morning of his release and every prisoner shall be given the usual food before release ordinarily prisoners shall be released as soon as possible after the mid-day meal, or earlier, if the train to their homes starts earlier. All prisoners shall be released at prison gates. 979. If an order for the release of a prisoner otherwise than on medical grounds is received after 5 p.m. or on any of the prison holidays referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 442 it shall not ordinarily be acted upon on that day. ADOLESCENTS 1032. In determining whether a prisoner is an adolescent delinquent, the age as recorded by the convicting court should be accepted. The Superintendent of prison shall report to Inspector General any case in which a prisoner is certified by the prison authorities to be under 21 years and in respect of whom no medical certificate has been taken by the court, as well as those cases in which it appears clearly that a mistake has been made in this matter by the court.

1033. The nominal roll of every casual adolescent delinquent sentenced to imprisonment for one year and more and who is not a lifer, shall be submitted to the Inspector General for issuing orders for his transfer to a Borstal School as per provisions of the Borstal Schools Act, 1925, and the rules made there under.

SANITATION AND HYEIGENE

Septic toilets for day and night use @ 1:6 ratio and adequate number of bath rooms are existing in jails. Running water throughout the day and night is arranged in all jails to ensure thorough security. Toilet soaps, washing soaps, coconut oil and washing soda is issued to all prisoners to maintain personal hygiene besides barber services. Well drain out system is constructed and connected to the public drain to ensure healthy environment.

REINTEGRATION THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING

While earning remuneration prisoners are learning technical skills in trades like weaving, carpentry, tailoring, jute products agarbathi sticks,steel furniture making and phenyle and soap making. Most of the requirements of the prisoners will be produced in the jails only. National Academy of Constuctions,a government of India organization is imparting certificate courses in plumbing,masonery,electrical wiring,paintaing,welding and also in driving. In open prisons, prisoners are trained agriculture,horticulture,poultry,dairy farming and vermin culture (compost) A.P.Prisons department opens a stall in All India Industrial Exhibition every year to display and sale of jail made products Agriculture products also exhibited in Horticulture show every year. A brand name SUDHAR is adopted for all prison products.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Prisons schools are imparting adult and academic education. Local universities and IGNOU also started centers to promote higher education for prisoners in jails. There are libraries with valuable books in all central prisons for the benefit of the prisoners.

YOGA AND MEDITATION

Regular Yoga and meditation programes been practiced in all prisons. Moral classes are conducted frequently through moral lecturers from all religions All religious festivals will be celebrated fittingly.

VIDEO LINKAGE SYSTEM

Video linkage system was introduced between the courts and prisons as an effective alternative for the production of prisoners before judiciary, by saving a lot of police force.

OPEN PRISONS
1089. There shall be no direct committal of prisoners to the open prisons. Prisoners from closed prisons shall be selected for transfer to open prisons. The following shall be the qualifications for the prisoners to be selected for transfer to an open prison: (i) Casual and star class prisoners. (ii)Residents of Andhra Pradesh. (iii)Good physical and mental health. (iv)Age shall be between 21 to 55 years without any history of disease which may be aggravated in open conditions. (v)Good conduct and emotional stability. (vi)Good family ties. (vii)Should have undergone some period of imprisonment in a closed prison and should not have ordinary more than 5 years to serve or to become eligible for premature release under the Advisory Board Scheme. (viii)Those who have availed of Home Leave or furlough without coming to adverse notice may be given preference. (ix)Should be willing to work in open prisons.(x)Should not be political agitators, superior class prisoners, previous returnees from open prisons, escapes, notorious or dangerous prisoners, or those convicted of offences showing depravity of mind.(xi)Should not be a habitual prisoner and should not have any other cases pending against him.

CANTEEN
1097. The following may be served in every such canteen. Tea, coffee, milk or other beverages. (2) The following may be stocked in all such canteens (a) Soap, oil, combs, tooth-paste, powder, tooth brush (b) Stationary articles like pencil and exercise books. 1098. No prisoner other than those working in the canteen shall have access to the canteen. 1099. The hours for working of the canteen shall be fixed by the Superintendent. The prisoners are required to avail the canteen facilities only during those timings. 1100. The canteen facilities shall be available to all the prisoners except those debarred on disciplinary grounds. 1101. Prisoners are permitted to purchase any of the articles referred above either from their Prisoners Private Cash or from the wages earned.

1102. The monetary limits for the purchase of canteen materials form the Prisoners Private Cash is Rs 3000 in any one month, in suitable installments.

OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS

The acts which constitute prison offences are defined in section 45 of the Prisons Act 1894. Under Clause (1) of that section, those acts include such willful disobedience to any regulations of the Prison have been declared by rules made under section 59 to be a prison offence. (2) Quarrelling with any other prisoner; ( 3) Secreting any articles whatever; (4) Showing disrespect to any jail officer or visitor; (5) Making groundless complaints; (6) Answering untruthfully any question put by an officer of the prison or a visitor; (8) Abetting the commission of any prison offence; (9) Omitting to assist in the maintenance of discipline--- any prison-offence, or to give assistance to an officer---- prison when called on to do so; (12) Leaving without permission of an officer of the prison, the gang to which he is attached, or the prison in which he is confined; (17) Refusing to eat food or the food prescribed by the prison diet-scale; (18) Eating or appropriating any food not assigned to him, or taking from or adding to the portions assigned to other prisoners; (20) Willfully destroying food or throwing it away without orders; etc., 305. The following shall be deemed to be prohibited articles as per section 42 and section 45, clause (12) of Prisons Act, 1894 viz:- alcohol in any form, opium, ganja strides or other hemp drug, food, clothing, money, jewellery, knives or other weapons, tools for working wood, metals or leather, explosives, matches books, letters, postage stamps, playing cards, or any other article received, or transferred otherwise than by due authority vide also the provisions of rule 244 and any other article viz mobile phones etc declared as prohibited by the authorities.. 2. If a prisoner has been punished for a minor violation related with the work. One days remission should be cut for each offence from his monthly remission for work. If the violation is serious, he should be granted monthly remission work for that month.

310. For prison-offence, any one of the following punishments, involving loss of privileges admissible, may be awarded:Forfeiture of remission earned. Temporary forfeiture of class for a period not exceeding six months. Reduction from a higher to a lower grade. Exclusion from the remission system. Forfeiture of prison privileges such as facilities of canteen, interviews and letters and concession of release on Home Leave: 315. The punishments enumerated in section 46 of the Prisons Act, 1894, Shall classify into minor and major punishments as follows:Formal warning; Change of labor for a stated period to some more irksome or severe from temporarily Forfeiture of remission earned, temporarily Forfeiture of class, temporarily Reduction from a higher to a lower grade, temporarily Cellular confinement , Separate confinement temporarily, temporarily Stoppage of facility of writing and receiving letters temporarily Stoppage of interviews temporarily Punishment of stoppage of recreational fecilities.temporarily Stopping canteen facilities temporarily Other punishments; Removal of a prisoner from the wages system for a period of three months. Order recovery from wages if the superintendent thinks that more severe punishment is necessary, he should obtain order of the Director General.

NEW INNOVATIVES
A.P. Prisons Department has been mooting Private Public Partnership (PPP )to provide work and remuneration to the prisoners. A Cashew Nut Peeling center is started in Central Prison , Visakhapatnam with the initiative of M/S Olam Exports Ltd. A Gasoline Station is commissioned at Central Prison, Kadapa and the same is run by the prisoners.The turn out being 1.10 crores per month. Some other outlet are coming at Central Prisons at Chanchalguda, Rajahmundry, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Cherlapally. Business Process Outsourcing unit is introduced at Central Prison, Cherlapally and imparting training. This initiative is first of its kind in prison scenario. Bakery Units are started at Central prison, Cherlapally, Special Prisons for Women at Hyderabad and Rajahmundry in collaboration with Delloitt Company, Hyderabad. These bakery products are successfully moving and competing with the reputed private bakery units.