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Redressal of Grievances :


Board of visitors :

There is a Board of visitors comprising official and non official visitors for each Prison. While, non-official visitors are appointed by the Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on the recommendation of the Collector, the official visitors are the District officials of various Government departments. The visitors can visit the prison periodically and see that the prisoners are treated in accordance with the rules and their security is ensured.

Provision of Complaint Boxes :

The prisoners can ventilate their grievances through the sealed complaint Boxes which are kept in conspicuous places with easy accessibility to prisoners. The complaint boxes are opened by the Principal and District Sessions Judge every month and appropriate action taken on the complaints deposited by the prisoners.

Inspection Procedure :

The Superintendent will conduct a weekly Inspection parade of all prisoners when the Chief Medical Officer, Legal Aid Counsel and all other Prison officers will be present. They will go around the Prison, hear the grievances of the prisoners and redress the same on the spot.

The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons of ranges also make surprise visits and periodical visits to enquire the grievances of the prisoners. Apart from this, an annual inspection is conducted by the Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services when he meets all the prisoners and Prison staff, enquires and redresses their grievances. Superintendent of Prisons and Range Deputy Inspector General of Prisons are making quarterly and annual inspection of Sub Jails.

Grievances of Public :

All grievances of public may kindly be put in the public grievance box at Prison gate or sent to the Deputy Inspector General of Prison or Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services for necessary action.

Name and Address

Telephone

E-Mail

Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services>,   Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

Off : 28521306
        28521512
Fax : 28585942

tnprison@gmail.com 

Dy. Inspector General of Prisons (HQrs)
Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

Off : 28521306
        28521512
Fax : 28585942

prisonof@tn.nic.in

Dy. Inspector General of Prisons
Chennai Range,
Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

Off : 28521306
       
28521512
Fax : 28585942

digprisoncr@dataone.in

Dy. Inspector General of Prisons
Trichy Range, Trichy-620 023.

Off : 0431-2420366
Fax : 0431-2422065

digprisontry@dataone.in

Dy. Inspector General of Prisons
Madurai Range,
Madurai-625 016

Off : 0452-2603302 
Fax : 0452-2603402

digmadurai@dataone.in

Dy. Inspector General of Prisons
Coimbatore Range
Coimbatore
 

Off : 0422-2383625
Fax : 0422-2303500

digprisoncbe@bsnl.in

Chief Probation Superintendent
CMDA Tower-II, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

Off : 28544746
Fax :

cps_prisoni@dataone.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison, Puzhal - II
Chennai-600 066

Off : 26590350
Fax : 044-26590410

centralprison2@gmail.com

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison Puzhal - I
Chennai.600 066.

Off : 26590200 
Fax :26590615

centralprison1@gmail.com

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Vellore - 632 002

Off : 0416-220003
Fax : 0416-233472

supdtpri@bsnl.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison, Trichy-620 020

Off : 0431-2333212
Fax : 0431-2333643

supdtcjl@bsnl.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison, Cuddalore-607 004

Off : 04142-2335027
Fax : 04142-2335714

centralprisoncud@gmail.com

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Madurai

Off : 0452-2602131
Fax : 0452-2602160

cpmdu16@gmail.com

cpmdue@dataone.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Palayamkottai-627 002

Off : 0462-2531845
Fax : 0462-2532080

cppalay@gmail.com

cppalay@dataone.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Coimbatore

Off : 0422-2303062
Fax : 0422-2302466

cpcbe18@gmail.com

cpccbe@dataone.in

Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Salem-636 007

Off : 0427-2403551
Fax : 0427-2403426

cpsalem@gmail.com

cpslm@dataone.in

The Superintendent
Borstal School
Pudukkottai.622 001
.

Off : 04322-222220 
Fax : 04322-225417

suptjbspdk@gmail.com

Superintendent
Special Prison for Women
Vellore

Off : 0416-220035
Fax : 0416-233473

womenpri@bsnl.in

Superintendent
Special Prison for Women
Trichy

Off : 0431-2333809
Fax : 0431-2332567

suptspw@bsnl.in

Superintendent,
Special Prison for Women, Puzhal,
Chennai.600 06..
Off : 26590320

wpchennai@bsnl.in


Feedback :

If one thinks that there is more that could be done to improve the service, he or she can make suggestions to Superintendent of Prisons or Deputy Inspector General of Prisons or to the Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services whose addresses are given in the site. Policy note is given in the site and the Annual Administration Report is also available with Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Superintendents of Prisons, which will enable one to know more about the custody and treatment of the prisoners and implementation of Government policy.

If one feels that an excellent service has been done by a staff to the public, he may recommend the individual for an award recognizing his excellent public service to the Director General of Police/ Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, for necessary action. Any good suggestion to improve the administration is also most welcome.

Director General of Police/  Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services
Tamil Nadu Prisons and Correctional Services Department
Whannels Road
Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

Phone: 91-44-28521512 ,
              91-44-28521306
Fax: 91-44-28585942
E-Mail: tnprison@gmail.com
         

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