Special provisions for security, intelligence gathering, surveillance and rotation of prison staff on duty

The Andhra Pradesh Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2026

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(1) Prisons and Correctional Institutions shall ensure special watch and surveillance on such inmates for preventing organized crime and continued criminal activities while imprisoned, including gang activity, intimidating witnesses etc.
(2) For ensuring static and dynamic security, preventing escapes, instances of disorder and criminal activity in prisons, appropriate provision for intelligence gathering from prisoners, careful observation, monitoring of prisoners and analysis of the relevant information may be done by the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services in coordination with the Intelligence Wing of the State Police Department.
(3) The State Government shall ensure strengthened and effective measures for periodic search and detection of contrabands, cell phones, etc., in the cells and barracks of high-risk offenders and hardened criminals and deploy advanced jamming solutions in such areas, including conduct of frequent surprise checks as prescribed by rules.
(4) The prison and other security staff deployed in such sensitive barracks and cells shall be rotated at periodic intervals to prevent any nexus and complacency in security.
(5) The release of a High-risk/Hardened/Habitual offender/ convict on completion of sentence or an under trial on bail or an inmate released temporarily on parole/furlough, etc., shall be informed to the Superintendent of Police of the concerned District, who shall keep a watch on the activities of such prisoners.
(6) The District Administration shall fully secure the movement of the prisoner, in course of movement to court for judicial proceeding, to the hospital for medical treatment or any other place, as per writ, warrant, or order of the competent authority, as the case may be.

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