Chapter IX CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS

A Committee shall be constituted for classification and security assessment of prisoners, comprising officers of the prisons and Correctional Services and other officers, as may be prescribed under the rules.

1. (1) The Classification and Security Assessment Committee may classify the persons admitted into a prison according to their age, gender, physical and mental health needs, safety and security requirements, crime gravity, length of sentence, security needs, aptitude, and needs regarding reintegration into the community and shall constitute groups among them for the purpose of administration of institutional treatment in the form of educational and vocational training during the period of detention.
2. (2) The prisoners may be classified under the following broad categories, -
   • (a) Civil Prisoners;
   • (b) Criminal Prisoners;
   • (c) Convicted prisoners;
   • (d) Undertrial prisoners;
   • (e) Detenues;
   • (f) Habitual Offenders;
   • (g) Recidivists.
3. (3) The prisoners classified into different categories in sub-section
4. (2) may be lodged in separate barracks / enclosures / cells with a view to protect other prisoners from negative influence and radicalized thought process of the hardened / habitual / high risk prisoners.
5. (4) The prisoners may also be segregated gender-wise - male, female and transgender and lodged separately.
6. (5) The prisoners classified in sub-section
7. (2) maybe further classified under the following sub-categories and lodged separately:
   • (a) Drug addicts and alcoholic offenders;
   • (b) First time offenders;
   • (c) Foreign prisoners;
   • (d) Old and infirm prisoners (65+ years);
   • (e) Prisoners suffering from infectious/chronic diseases;
   • (f) Prisoners suffering from mental illness;
   • (g) Prisoners sentenced to death;
   • (h) High risk prisoners;
     • (i) Prisoners with children;
   • (j) Young Offenders;
   • (k) Any other category as may be prescribed by rules.
8. (6) Dangerous and high-risk prisoners shall be accommodated in special cells or high security prisons.
9. (7) The Officer-in-charge shall take special care and caution for ensuring safe and secure custody of high-risk prisoners, as may be specified by the Government in this behalf.
10. (8) The Officer-In-Charge shall take special care and caution for safe custody of prisoners who are sentenced to death, as may be prescribed by rules.