TNPSC Thervupettagam

Open air prison - Thirumalaisamudiram

September 9 , 2018 2269 days 2274 0
  • Tamil Nadu will soon have its fourth open-air prison at Thirumalaisamudiram village in Thanjavur district.
  • As per the Tamil Nadu prison manual, (Open Air Prison) concept of open-air prison is to relieve congestion in walled prisons, train inmates in proper methods of agriculture for future rehabilitation and make prisons self-sufficient in agri production.
  • It also aims to give prisoners with good conduct a certain amount of freedom.
  • People convicted under provisions of Central Act XLV of 1860, habitual offenders, women prisoners, political prisoners, hired and professional murderers, ‘A’ class prisoners and inmates having tendency to escape are not eligible for the provision.
  • The prisons department had already established such a facility in Coimbatore, Salem, and Sivaganga districts to engage convicts and life convicts in agriculture activities.

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