Chapter IV ORGANISATIONAL SET UP

Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services-

1. (1) There shall be a Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services in the State which shall be responsible for implementing the policies laid down by the State Government and the planning, organisation, direction, coordination and control of the Prisons and Correctional Services and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. The Directorate shall consist of such number of officers and staff as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time.
2. (2) The institutional set-up may be decided in accordance with the need and requirement for accommodating prisoners, the inmate population and the work-load of prison officers and staff.

Head of Prisons and Correctional Services Head of Prisons and Correctional Services-

1. (1) The Government shall appoint the Head of the Prisons and Correctional Services either in the rank of Director General or Inspector General, for the administration of Prisons and Correctional Services, subject to the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
2. (2) The Head of Prisons and Correctional Services shall exercise powers and perform duties under this Act and other officers and staff of the prisons and correctional services shall work under the general supervision, control and direction of the Head of Prisons and Correctional Services.
3. (3) The Head of Prisons and Correctional Services shall exercise such administrative, financial and disciplinary powers as may be exercised by a Head of Department and such other powers specifically conferred upon him by the Government from time to time, as may be prescribed under the rules.

Other officers of prisons-

1. (1) The Government may appoint as many officers as may be necessary to assist the Head of the Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services for performing such duties as may be prescribed under the Act and the rules made thereunder.
2. (2) There shall be an officer-in-charge of a prison, who may be a Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent or any other officer of the Prisons and Correctional Services, as prescribed under the rules.
3. (3) The general administrative control and management of a prison shall vest with the officer-in-charge and other officers and staff shall exercise or perform such duties and functions under his direction, as may be prescribed under the rules.

Recruitment and Training-

1. (1) The qualifications, recruitment, appointment and training of the officers and staff of the Prisons and Correctional Services shall be such as may be prescribed under the rules.
2. (2) Salaries and other benefits of officers and staff members may be commensurate with the work performed in a modern prison and correctional system, as may be prescribed under the rules.
3. (3) Every member of the prison officers and staff shall be provided basic induction training and periodic in-service training to enable them to perform their duties efficiently and professionally.