It is also proposed to set up various small scale industries where prisoners can be gainfully employed. We have already constructed three shops just outside the correctional home premises in the locality where at present a laundry, an electrical goods shop and a stationary shop are being run by the inmates. We have a scheme to set up a market with more stalls, where more inmates will be able to sell their products to the public.
West Bengal prisons are goverened by the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
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Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Malda and Don Bosco Prison Ministry have gifted 16 van rickshaws which are being used by the prisoners for vendoring vegetables and drawing heavy goods. We have provided with a room in the jails campus where a tailoring shop is being run by a group of four prisoners. Apart from that few prisoners are earning through five tea stalls and a saloon. A proposal for formation of a co-operative society at Lalgola Open air Correctional Home is now under process. Our ultimate aim is to develop this land and other infrastructure to set up a village for the released prisoners.
Classification of Open Correctional Home |
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| A - Type | The night lock-up shall be completed after proper counting at 8 p.m. and shall be opened at such hours as may be prescribed. |
| B - Type | The night lock-up shall be completed after proper counting at 8 p.m. and shall be opened at such hours as may be prescribed. |
| C - Type | There shall not be any night lock-up. There shall not also be any day lock-up except in a case where any prisoner violates the rules and is found uncontrollable. |
Selection Board |
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| IG of Correctional Services or his nominee not below the rank of AIG of CS | President |
| District Magistrate or his nominee | Member |
| DIG of Correctional Services | Member |
| Each of the Superintendents of Central CHs | Member |
| Commissioner of Police, Kolkata or his nominee | Member |
| Superintendent of Police or his nominee | Member |
Disqualifications
A prisoner-
- Who is not a resident of West Bengal, or
- Who is aged less than twenty-five years or more than sixty years, or
- Who has been stamped as a confirmed criminal by a court-martial,