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