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Bare Act

The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Act, 2010

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This law governs the management and administration of prisons and correctional services across the state of Kerala. It applies to all types of prisoners, including those convicted of crimes, civil detainees, and adolescents, as well as the government institutions that house them. The Act is important because it establishes rules for the proper functioning of these facilities and focuses on the rehabilitation and reformation of inmates. By providing a structured framework for correctional services, the law aims to ensure that prisoners are treated humanely and given the support they need to reintegrate into society as law-abiding citizens after their release.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power of the Government to appoint Director General, Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General and other correctional officers
  4. 4. Powers and functions of Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services
  5. 5. Structure of Zonal Headquarters
  6. 6. Superintendent and other Officers of prisons
  7. 7. Accommodation for prisoners
  8. 8. Categories of prisons
  9. 9. Temporary accommodation for prisoners
  10. 10. Other Departments to assist the Director General
  11. 11. State Institute of Correctional Administration
  12. 12. Functions of a Prison
  13. 13. Duties of officers in general
  14. 14. Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
  15. 15. Officers not to accept gifts
  16. 16. Officers not to be interested in prison contracts
  17. 17. Punishment for offences under section 14, 15 and 16
  18. 18. Administrative control and duties of Superintendent and other Officers of prisons
  19. 19. Functions and duties of Superintendent of Prison
  20. 20. Superintendent to reside in prison
  21. 21. Records to be kept by the Superintendent
  22. 22. Utilisation of the services of prisoners
  23. 23. Duties of Medical Officer
  24. 24. Medical Board to submit report in certain cases
  25. 25. Administering of medicines
  26. 26. Report on the death of a prisoner
  27. 27. Subordinate Officers not to be absent without leave
  28. 28. Discipline in Prisons
  29. 29. Responsibility of Superintendent in District Jails, Special Sub Jails and Sub Jails
  30. 30. Admission of Prisoners
  31. 31. Removal of prisoners
  32. 32. Detention of prisoner ordered to be released but production warrant pending
  33. 33. Maintenance of civil prisoners
  34. 34. Maintenance of undertrial prisoners and detenues
  35. 35. Maintenance of criminal prisoners
  36. 36. Rights of prisoners
  37. 37. Duties of prisoners
  38. 38. Classification of prisoners
  39. 39. Separation of prisoners
  40. 40. Association and segregation of prisoners
  41. 41. Solitary confinement
  42. 42. Prisoners sentenced to death
  43. 43. Safe custody and security of prisoners
  44. 44. Confinement in iron bars with the permission of the court
  45. 45. Use of handcuffs and fetters in emergent situations
  46. 46. Dangerous prisoners and Security prisoners
  47. 47. Facility for interviews and communication with relatives and legal practitioners
  48. 48. Search of visitors
  49. 49. Foreign prisoners
  50. 50. Panel of visitors
  51. 51. General
  52. 52. Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment
  53. 53. Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
  54. 54. Employment of remanded prisoners and undertrial prisoners
  55. 55. Employment of civil prisoners
  56. 56. Wages for employment
  57. 57. Prison Medical Officer to provide medical aid to prisoners
  58. 58. Medical aid to sick prisoners
  59. 59. Record of directions of Medical Officer
  60. 60. Prison hospital
  61. 61. Superintendent's power to send prisoner to outside hospital or mental health centre for special treatment
  62. 62. Educational facilities
  63. 63. Prison School
  64. 64. Nursery School and Creche
  65. 65. Prison library
  66. 66. Religious and moral instructions
  67. 67. Reformation and pre-release programmes
  68. 68. Recreations and Sports activities
  69. 69. After care and rehabilitation
  70. 70. Prisoners' Welfare Fund
  71. 71. Modification of the Scheme
  72. 72. Remission to prisoners
  73. 73. Release on parole
  74. 74. Prisoner to surrender himself on the expiration of the period of parole
  75. 75. Penalty for failure to surrender
  76. 76. Cancellation of order and parole
  77. 77. Premature release
  78. 78. Leave
  79. 79. Escort Visit
  80. 80. Redressal of grievances of prisoners
  81. 81. Offences committed by prisoners
  82. 82. Punishment for prison offences
  83. 83. Procedure for conducting enquires for the award of punishment
  84. 84. Procedure on committing of heinous offence
  85. 85. Entries in punishment book
  86. 86. Punishment in certain cases
  87. 87. Power to arrest for offence under section 86
  88. 88. Publication of penalties
  89. 89. Prohibition of strike and agitation
  90. 90. Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners
  91. 91. Review of cases of remand and undertrial prisoners
  92. 92. Use of minimum force
  93. 93. Legal aid
  94. 94. Protective custody
  95. 95. Accounts and audit
  96. 96. Delegation of powers
  97. 97. Protection of action taken in good faith
  98. 98. Power to remove difficulties
  99. 99. Powers of Government to make rules
  100. 100. Rules to be laid before State Legislature
  101. 101. Exhibition of copies of Rules
  102. 102. Repeal and saving
  103. 192. Powers and functions of the Director General

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