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Statistics


Prisons :

Category of Prisons

Number

Central Prisons 9
Special Prison for Women 5
Borstal School 1
Special Sub Jails
(Men : 2  Women : 2)
4
District Jails 14
Sub Jails
(Men : 98 Women :8 )
106
Open Air Prison  3

Prison Population as on 22.07.2023. Occupency Rate-82.29%

Category

Male

Female

Total

Authorised Accommodation 

21740

2602

24342

Actual Prison Population

19166

866

20032

Category-wise Population :

(a) Convicts

5380

247

5627

(b) Under Trials

2011

68

2079

(c) Remand Prisoners

9979

495

10474

(d) T.P.D.A

1771

55

1826

(e) N.S.A.

-

       -

-

(f) COFEPOSA

-

       -

-

(g) Others

25

       1

26


Budget Details:

Budget Details for 2020-2021 (in Rupees)

Budget Estimate

37048.69 Lakhs

   

Expenditure on Prisoner  2020 - 2021 (in Rupees)

Diet

3882.11 Lakhs

Medicines

66.00 Lakhs

Transport Charges

17.00 Lakhs

Over Head & other Charges

30918.68 Lakhs


Industries

Industries : (2020- 2021)  (in Rupees)

No. of Prisoners Employed

2176

Value of Prison Made Articles produced during the year

2018-2019 - 7279.58 lakhs

2019-2020 - 7960.98 lakhs

2020- 2021 - 5910.43 lakhs

Wages paid to the prisoners during the year

2164.90 Lakhs


N.G.Os' Participation :

Prisoner's Education  and Vocational training:

  No. of prisoners studying as on 2022-2023

... in the Prison School

5408

... in Adult Education Programme

3049

... Under graduate course

127

... Post graduate course

54

... M.Phil., /MCA course

4

... Computer course

313

... in Vocational training

-

No. of Prisoners trained (2022 - 2023) 

Fitter

24

Electrician

24

Cutting and Sewing

40

Welder

40

Computer training            

48


Prisoners' Adalat as on 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2023

No. of Prisoners benefited 

5452

Yoga and Meditation :    01.01.2018 to 30.06.2023

No.of Prisoners participated 

64951

Health Check-up Camp

No. of Prisoners screened as on 01.01.2018 to 30.06.2023

1,17,801


The details of work turned out by Probation Officers in the Probation Branch.

No. of enquiries made by Probation Officers

Preliminary - 1052

Miscellaneous -6820

No. of inmates visited

Probationers - 4721

Others – 13901

No. of after care reports submitted

4770

Others – 15186

No. of  attendance made to the courts                ...2581

Besides, a total of 76 Prisoners were rehabilitated by arranging financial assistance to the tune of Rs.3973500/- through the Nationalized Banks and Private sources.

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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