And Department is also contemplating to have a Jail at Ramban, Kulgam and Bandipora. The proposal for these Jails have been already moved to the Government with this the State will be having 20 Jails. The present intake capacity of 14 functional Jail is 3011 while as the present population of the 14 Jails is 2409 as on 19 August 2013.

The main focus of the Department is speedy trials of the accused inmates, decongestion of the overcrowded Jails and Reformation and Rehabilitation of prisoners.

For reducing overcrowding in above mentioned Jails the steps are on way by way of creating additional Jails as mentioned earlier. This will not only reduce overcrowding but will also help lodging the prisoners near the trial courts which will reduce delay in trials by non production of the prisoners.

Rehabilitation programmes acquires added importance in view of presence of inmates involved in terrorist and other violent activities. There are various training programmes in the Jails for imparting training to inmates in different skills so that after their release from Jail they are able to adjust themselves honourably in the social setling. In addition, there are various educational programmes going on in J&K Prisons which help inmates to utilize their time and energy, while in Jail, fruitfully in the pursuit of education ... more