Special provisions for security, intelligence gathering, surveillance and rotation of correctional services officials on duty

Special provisions for security, intelligence gathering, surveillance and rotation of correctional services officials on duty.-

1. (1) The Superintendent shall ensure special watch and surveillance on those inmates who are prone to indulge in gang activities and intimidating witnesses.
2. (2) For ensuring dynamic security, preventing escapes, instances of disorder and criminal activity in prison and correctional institution, appropriate provision for intelligence gathering from prisoners, careful observation and monitoring of prisoners and analysis of the relevant information shall be done by the Superintendent in co-ordination with various intelligence agencies.
3. (3) The Superintendent shall ensure strong and effective measures for frisking, periodic search and detection of contrabands, mobile phones in the cells and barracks of high risk prisoners and deploy advanced jamming solutions in such areas including conduct of frequent surprise checks.
4. (4) The Superintendent shall ensure rotation of Correctional Services Officials deployed in barracks and cells, at periodic interval, as may be prescribed under the rules.
5. (5) The release of any inmate either on completion of sentence or otherwise shall be informed to the Superintendent of Police of the concerned district, who shall keep a watch on the activities of such prisoners.
6. (6) The District Administration shall fully secure the movement of the prisoner in course of movement to and from the Court for judicial proceeding or the hospital for medical treatment or any other place, as per writ, warrant or order of the Competent Authority, as the case may be.
7. (7) The Police Department shall provide the criminal history of the prisoner within a reasonable period of time, as may be prescribed under the rules, if so desired by the Superintendent.
8. (8) In case a prisoner requires special watch or care, the Police Department shall share such requirement along with prisoner's criminal history with the Superintendent.