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There are 21 prisons in Haryana state of India, spread over 18 of its districts. As of 1 May 2021, there were 21,612 prisoners in the jails of Haryana, although the total capacity is rated lower at 20,293. [1] The current Director General of Prisons in Haryana is Shatrujeet Kapur, IPS. [2]
Prisons, and their administration, is a state subject covered by item 4 under the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.The management and administration of prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State governments, and is governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 and the Prison manuals of the respective state governments.
The state [22] also has 5 district jails, 33 sub-jails, a women's jail, a borstal school, 1 open jail and 4 special jails. Telangana State Prisons Department introduced the Video Linkage System between prisons and courts for the first time in the country, which enabled the delivery of speedy justice to prisoners under trial.
Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state. [3] The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved. [4]
Punjab Detention Centre is currently being built in Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran district and is planned for completion in May 2020. AS of 2019, the foreigners are kept in a separate enclosure at Central Jail in Amritsar. [20] Rajasthan Detention Centre is located in the campus of the Central Jail in Alwar. [20]
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) - This term is used in states such as Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir. [9] Sub Collector - In some states such as Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala the SDM is referred to as Sub Collector. [10] [11] [12] [13]
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This department came into existence when Haryana was established as a new state within India after being separated from Punjab. Dushyant Chautala is the minister responsible for this department from November 2019.