Prison Rules in India under Indian Prison Act 1894
A prison is a building where criminals are kept as punishment or where people accused of a crime are kept before their trial. Prison Rules Prison administration being a State subject the State Governments have framed Prison Rules under the Prison Act which are more or less similar with slight modification here and there keeping in view the local conditions. These Rules invariably provide that:- Every prison shall maintain a Register of prisoners with numbered pages in which shall be recorded information concerning identity of prisoners, reason for his commitment and authority there for, and also the day and hour of his entry and release No person shall be lodged in the prison without a valid commitment order. Different categories of prisoners shall be kept in separate institutions or parts of institutions taking into account their sex, criminal record, the legal reason for their detention and the necessities of their treatment. The accommodation provided for use of prison inm...