Tamil Nadu Prison Department

The following industries were started in prisons, long ago with a view to impart vocational training to the prisoners, in keeping with the Governments policy of reformation and rehabilitation of the prisoners.

The articles produced in the above industries are being supplied to the Government departments free of cost, as Prison Department has been declared as a "Service Department" vide G.O.Ms.No.1901, Home(Prison A) Department, dated.20.8.90.

Sl. No	Name of the Prison	Industries
1	Central Prison -I, Puzhal	Sealing Wax, Tag Making, Weaving
2	Central Prison , Trichy	Manufacture of Wash well soap, Weaving of Gauze & Bandage cloth and Woollen Blankets, Book Binding and flat file making
3	Central Prison , Madurai	Hand Made Paper, Weaving manufacture of flat files & covers
4	Central Prison , Vellore	Boot making Industries, Weaving of bandage & Gauze cloth, Binding, flat file making
5	Central Prison , Salem	Aluminiuam Industry, Black smithy Industry, Hand Made paper flat file making & binding
6	Central Prison, Coimbatore	Weaving, Tailoring, Book Binding, Hand Loom Spinning, manufacture of T.C. Cloth, Carpet, Raincoat, Mosquito Net, convict cloth, uniform garment and flat file making
7	Central Prison, Cuddalore	Weaving (Gauze and Bandage)
8	Central Prison, Palayamcottai	Handmade paper, Weaving of bandage & Gauze Cloth Manufacture of flat file cases and covers
9	Special Prison for Women, Vellore	Tape Making, Twisted thread making and Bandage
10	Borstal School, Pudukottai	Manufacture of Phenyle, Tag making

Prisoners are paid wages at the rates given below:

Out of the wages earned by prisoners 50% deducted for their maintenance of upkeep, 20 % is deducted for the Victim Compensation Fund and 30 % of wages are credited in to the prisoners account.

Training in simple trades :

The object of vocational training to the Prisoners is reformation and rehabilitation and with this object training in various simple trades like plumbing, simple electrical wiring, painting including sign board writing, brick making are conducted and prisoners are awarded with certificates by State Council Vocational Training to enable them to seek employment after their release.

Vocational Training :

Apart from Industrial Training, the prisoners are given training in the following simple trades also by the Government as well as N.G.O.s for their ultimate rehabilitation:

The Non-Governmental organizations are running the following industries in prisons.

Industry	Prison
Coir production unit	Central Prison,Cuddalore
Hollow Block Brick-making unit	Central Prison,Trichy Central Prison, Madurai
Bakery Unit	Central Prison – I Puzhal
Removing of thread from the Baniyan Waist	Central Prison, Coimbatore and Special Prison for Women, Puzhal.
Agarbathi Making	Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

PRISON BAZAARS:

In order to channelise the manpower of the prisoners towards a positive direction and to provide an opportunity of reformation and rehabilitation to the prisoners confined in prisons PRISON BAZAARS were established in Central Prison Complexes. The articles manufactured in the prisons, such as Bakery items, Paper cups, Greeting Cards, Leather Shoes, Wallets, Mineral Water, Nursery Products, Detergent Soap/Powder, Candles, Mosquito Net, Rain Coat, Ready Made Garments, Honey, Masala Powder, Handicrafts etc., are sold to the public at nominal rates, in this Bazaar, in the brand name of "FREEDOM". An outlet of the PRISON BAZAAR is functioning in the Prison Head Quarters also.
The profit will be apportioned as detailed below:

20% to the prisoners who worked to produce the goods.
20% to the Government Account.
20% to the Prison Staff Welfare Fund.
40% to the Tamil Nadu Prison Department Manufacture of Goods Fund.

A BAKERY UNIT is established in Central Prison-I, Puzhal at a cost of Rs. 45.00 Lakhs. Bakery products such as Bread, Bun, Cookies etc., are prepared by the prisoners in this unit and supplied to the Prisons and sold to the public at a nominal rate in the Prison Bazaars.

MODERN LOOMS: Terry Cotton & Poly Viscose uniform clothes required for the Police, Fire and Rescue Services and Prison Department in Tamil Nadu are being manufactured in the Weaving Industry in Central Prison, Coimbatore. This industry is being upgraded by installing new modern power looms, at a cost of Rs. 150.00 lakhs, to augment the production capacity and attaining self sufficiency.
Handmade Paper Units are being established in all Central Prisons at a cost of Rs. 90.00 lakhs.

Prison Industry :

Prison Industries

Prisoners are paid wages at the rates given below:

Training in simple trades :

Vocational Training :