Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department came into existence on 1st November, 1956
Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department is considered as one of the most progressive Prisons Departments in the country
❖ Introduction of Prison Panchayat System among prisoners,
❖ Usage of Stainless Steel Hot Box Utensils and Steam Cooking System in the Prisons,
❖ Provision of septic toilets in place of dry type toilets
❖ Introduction of innovative vocational training programmes for prisoners
❖ Providing of modern medical facilities.
❖ Video Conference facility for producing the Prisoners in courts
It has to its credit a number of far reaching reforms which were emulated by other states of the
country:
CUSTODY
Providing safety from the harm,
providing treatment to ill-health
physically and mentally, providing
food and shelter, clothing and
hygienic condition with sufficient
space
CARE
Provide legal aid services and
welfare including parole,
furlough, personal benefits like
medical facilities
CORRECTION
The correctional process includes:
i) Reformation
ii) Rehabilitation
iii) Re-integration into the society
Prisons Department endeavors to reform and re-assimilate
offenders in the social milieu by using following tools:
Education Moral Preaches Sports and Games Cultural Programmes
Reformation
To equip the prisoners to meet the requirement of the society, the following initiatives are taken
for capacity building and livelihood
Vocational Training
Skilling
Workshops (Industries)
Modernisation of Industry
Skilling of inmates
Creating a pleasant environment3
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SKILLING OF INMATES
Soft Skills
Domain Skills
Industry Certification Courses
Modular Market demand courses
Analytical skills, team work,Decision making, flexibility
Communication skillsComputational skills
Life long learning skills
Name of the Skill Related Industry
➢ Basic Painting
➢ Plumbing
➢ Welding and Fabrication
➢ Steel Furniture workshop and Painting of Jail
Buildings
➢ Sewing Machine Operator ➢ Tailoring unit
➢ Domestic Data Entry operator ➢ Internal Office Work
➢ Diary Farming / Enterprenuer ➢ Diary unit
➢ House Wiring/ Assistant Electrician ➢ Electrical works / Industry and Domestic
➢ Masonry ➢ Renovation and Construction Buildings
➢ Assistant Hair Stylist ➢ Improved the hygiene of the inmates
Reduction of depression and violence in prison
Easy assimilation for Inmate as a productive citizen on release
Increase of availability of Trained Manpower for Industrial growth
Opportunity to offenders on formal mechanisms to lend themselves as valuable citizens
Reduction of recidivism
Reduction of cost to Public exchequer with a targeted economic rehabilitation programme
Increased incentives support for better livelihood of the families of inmates
Modernization of Industries
“If properly run on modern industrial lines, the prisons cannot
only be self supporting but can actually make a profit after
providing for all the additional amenities” .
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India
Modernized the Tailoring Unit with advanced ZUKI stitching machines, embroidery, collor press machines, steam iron,
button punch, jeans stitching machine etc. Now, inmates are stitching uniforms and supplying to various schools,
colleges and automobile showrooms and other organisations.
OLD NEW
In the Sheet Bending Unit, the inmates used to work with their hands manually, with exposure to hard work and risk.
After skilling and introduction of modernisation, the Sheet Bending Unit is witnessing more production with less stress
and risk for the inmates.
OLD NEW
Before modernisation
The inmates in the Sheet Cutting Unit used
to experience lot of hard work causing health
related problems.
Post modernization
Their job has become easy and productive.
Before modernization
The weaving unit’s production was less and the
quality of the cloth was also not upto the mark.
Post modernization
The Weaving unit is witnessing more production
with quality output
Before modernization
The Note Book Manufacturing Unit used to
produce less in number and the quality was
also not upto the mark
Post modernization
The Unit is producing quality note books on
par with ITC Classmate, at competitive
prices
Note book manufacturing Unit
Existing IOCL outlets was expanded and sale was increased abnormally from Rs.10 lakhs per day to Rs.22
lakhs per day.
Further, IOCL authorities have announced an amount of Rs.4,43,400-00 as incentives to the Superintendent
and Staff of IOCL Outlet, for reaching the highest sales. 2
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Imparting skills to
Inmates to make
them job ready
Enhancing the incentives
to inmates for economic
rehabilitation Bondage with family
members
Prisoners
Beneficiaries
Prisons Department
Capacity
Building
Domain &
Soft Skills Image
BuildingReducing
recidivism
Earning of
Profits
Increase of
Confidence
levels
Handsome
wages
Family members
of Prisoners
Getting financial
support from the
prisoners for
livelihood
Creating Pleasant Environment
❑ The importance of conducting sports and cultural programmes in the prison is recognised for providing
physical fitness, mental relief to the prisoners.
❑ A standard and permanent Basket Ball Court was laid down at Central Prison, Rajamahendravram with the
support of HPCL under CSR, for the recreation of prisoners.
• Inculcation of work culture
among prisoners
• Transformation of inmates
as useful citizens to society
• Modernization of existing
industries with CSR
funds
• Development of skills of
inmates by imparting
trainings in respective
trades with CSR funds
• Decrease of the
recidivism
• Mobilization of funds
for development
• Acquiring knowledge and
skill in a particular trade
• Increase of Confidence
levels and Capacity
Building
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• Earning handsome
incentives
• Economic rehabilitation
for their families
• Leading a dignified life in
the society
• Mental relaxation
Benefits to Prisoners
Benefits to Prison
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