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Prisons are an essential part of the criminal justice system. A Prison has a formal
organization and
specified functions to perform. The main objectives of the PMS is not only to
confined Inmates and
prevent them from committing offences but also to reform, rehabilitate and re-
socialise them so that
they can freely join with the society after the release and become useful citizens.
The Department has no direct public interface. This department is entrusted with
the twin objectives
of maintenance of strict security and discipline inside the prisons and
implementation of different
reformative correctional programmes for the prison inmates.
The administration of the Prison is accorded utmost priority by Government.
Intensive efforts are
being taken to improve the all round welfare measures of Inmates and basic
infrastructure facilities.
administrative changes are being made in Prisons along with strengthening the
safety and security of
prisons.
3. PROJECT BACKGROUND
3.1 Introduction
With a view to bring about efficiency, cost effectiveness and transparency in
government policies and
enhanced service delivery in the workings of its departments, the Govt. of
Jharkhand has undertaken
various computerization projects. Govt. of Jharkhand has been implementing an
ambitious plan of egovernance
in the state for providing a simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent
(SMART) Government to its citizens. The basic objective of e-governance is to
increase customer
service in a transparent manner. Department of Information Technology (DOIT) is
promoting IT for
the accomplishment of computerization in the various departments of the State
Govt.
The Inspectorate of Prison is also one such department, which requires
computerization for enhance
efficiency of the administrative mechanism proper monitoring of the various
activities of Prisons and
better Information Management of the programs launched by the department.
Inspector General of Prisons (I. G. Prisons) is the head of department who is an
I.A.S officer. Presently
he is assisted by two Assistant Inspector General of Prisons (A.I.G) at headquarter.
There are 21
Superintendent of Prisons. Each central Prison exercises control over district and
sub Prisons situated
in districts and subdivision respectively under its jurisdiction.
Central/District/Sub Jails
Superintendent
Jailer
(Excluding Dy.
Dy. Superintendent
(Central Jail, Hotwar)
Medical Officer
Asstt. Jailer
Compounder
Jail Clerk
Chief Head Warder
(Only Central Jail)
Head Warder
Warder
Dresser
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3.3 Stakeholders
Inspector General of Prisons:
Control of Expenditure: - The I.G shall exercise full control over all expenditure in
the Prisons,
submitting annually to Government a budget of the amount of funds necessary for
their maintenance
in such manner and at such time as may be required.
Financial Powers: - The I.G is empowered to sanction all working expenses within
the limit of the
budget grants and also regulate all contingent charges.
Power to order transfer of Inmates: - He has power of ordering transfer of Inmates
form one Prison to
another within the State. He is also authorized without reference to the State
Government to sanction
the removal of Inmates from the permanent buildings of any Prison into temporary
quarters during
epidemics.
Inspection of Prison: -He shall visit every Central Prisons, District Prisons and also
Sub Prisons
frequently.
Jail Superintendent:
The Jail Superintendent shall manage the prison in all matters relating to discipline,
labour,
expenditure, punishment and control, subject to the orders of the Inspector General
of Prisons. The
Jail Superintendent shall obey the lawful orders of a District Magistrate in respect
of the Prison.
The duties of the Jail Superintendent in regard to offences and punishments,
admissions and release,
deaths, execution, accounts etc. are prescribed in the Prison Manual dealing with
those subjects. He
shall make himself thoroughly acquainted with the Acts and Regulations relating to
the Prisons and
with the rules contained in the Prison Manual and shall be strictly responsible for
the due carrying out
all such statutory provisions and rules and for the execution of all sentences on
Inmates committed to
his charge.
The Superintendent shall ensure that he will work with sincerity and deal with
issues like corruption,
discipline, and training, and welfare, implementation of the provisions of the
Prison Manual and
Medical Officer:
The Medical Officer’s duties in general terms required him to report to the
Superintendent any case in
which he has reason to believe that the mind of a prisoner is likely to be injuriously
affected by the
treatment to which he is subjected. The duties of Medical Officer shall be as
prescribed in Prison
Manual.
Jailor:
Jailor shall reside in the prison unless the Superintendent permits him in writing to
reside elsewhere.
He shall not absent himself from the prison even for a night without permission in
writing from the
Superintendent. He must give immediate notice of the death of a prisoner to the
Superintendent and
Medical Staff. The Jailor is responsible for the safe custody of records,
commitment warrants and
other documents committed to his care, and for money and other articles taken
from Inmates. He is
generally responsible for the observance of all prescribed rules and orders and for
the supervision of
the subordinate staff. He is also responsible to carry out the following duties
prescribed in the Prison
Manual.
Maintenance of Discipline.
Daily Inspection of every part of the Prison.
Search of Inmates.
Supervision of Guards.
Enforcement of terms of Warrant.
Check of Warrant.
Supervision of Prison office.
Maintenance of Report Book.
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Assistant Jailor:
The Assistant Jailor is the Jailor’s immediate subordinate whose duty is to take
place whenever Jailor
is absent. He shall assist the Jailor in any duties, which may be delegated to him
under proper
authority.
Chief Head Warder:
Chief Head Warder is responsible for the due carrying out of all rules relating to
Inmates and to the
guarding of the Prison. He shall assist the Prisoner in the opening and lock up of
the Prison. He shall
visit the guards and sentries frequently by day and at least twice a week at night,
and shall make at
entry of the hours of these visits, and of any irregularities he may discover, in a
report book which
shall be maintained in a form similar to that of the Prisoner and shall submit daily
to the
Superintendent. He shall keep and maintain the attendance Register and duty
rosters.
Head Warder:
The main duties of Head Warder are supervision of Warders. He is responsible for
the smartness and
cleanliness of the warders and for their being properly dressed at all times.
Warder:
The main duties of the warders are to watch the Inmates in their wards. The wards
duty assignments
are shown in the Prison Manual.
Housing Monitor
System should provide fast view of Prison population with the ability to move
inmates across different
Prisons in case of Prison overcrowding or due to security measures. System should
also keep track of
all the consumable and non-consumable inventory of the Prison.
Budgeting & Accounting
This module will allow for establishment of accounts of different departments of
the Prison and for
transactions made on those accounts. Reports include Beginning and Current
Balances for an account
and Transactions by Account, Date and Number. The system should monitor the
budget allocated to
respective Prisons, expenditures, cash flows and procurements of goods and
provide static reports of
the same.
Pharmacy Tracking
System should provide complete details of Pharmacy goods in respective Prisons.
Tracking of drugs in
hand, Medical equipments issued, tracking drugs issued to the inmates and the
medical inventory.
Guard Scheduling
Proposed solution should have automated Guard scheduling functionality which
will cater to Guard
scheduling, registration, tracking of guard attendance and leave and temporary
allocation of guards.
Video Conferencing
The system should have the capability to schedule and maintenance of the video
conferencing across
different Prisons and courts. This report should be display the list of prisoners for
VC on a day, the
next day, the next week, or any given duration of time.
File Monitoring
This module aims at reducing the paper work across different departments within
the Prisons. The
proposed system should be able to maintain the scanned copy of all the documents,
also track inter
department files transfer and approvals at different levels.
Payroll
System should have the in built payroll system to cater the payroll requirements of
the Prison staff.
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Prisoner/Inmate Management
It is difficult to analyze and trace out the voluminous information. Time and
energy consuming process
for remission calculation, maintenance and following up of remanded Inmates
attending court
hearings, recording of all visitors etc.The current system requires accessing the
information gaps of
existing manual system of Prison administration and the Department.
Prisoner Information
System should be capable for Inmates Personal and Warrant Details on Admission.
Personal Details
include details like name, address, date of admission, biometric details
(fingerprints, photographs etc.)
and Warrant details include the court and the crime details like police station,
crime, laws and
sections, period of sentence for convict Inmates, etc. A digital photo comprising
different views of the
prisoner and the list of articles surrendered by prisoner during admission are to be
recorded. System
should also track prisoner movements across the cells / wards or outside the Prison.
The system should provide a detailed listing of all personal items and clothing a
prisoner has when
entering the facility. Information includes the assigned Prisoner ID, name, date,
money, items such as
watches, rings, belts, clothing items, vehicle information, laundry bag and bin
numbers, property
receipt and property type code etc.
Court Information
The software should support a record of inmates court cases details about action
taken during hearing.
Hearing/Trial Details of Remand / Under Trials for Court Production include
details like hearing date,
escort/production date, reason for non-production, return date, etc.
Medical Information Module
System should Capture information on medical treatment given to Inmates: date,
time, diagnosis,
treatment type, who treated the patient, the cost and whether paid or not.
The system should support prisoner medical screening questionnaires at the time of
admission.
Relevant information such as prisoner sex, age, and blood type needs to be stored,
along with the
answers to an extensive questionnaire that includes questions on injuries,
infections, alcohol/drug
abuse, allergies, dental problems, and pregnancy. Further informations regarding
Bed Head Ticket of
the prisoners admitted in jail Hospital should also be incorporated Prisoners
referred to outside
specialized Hospitals and treatement provided must also be included. The process
of “Tale medicine”
and treatment/ prescription that provided must also be incorporated.
Structured question like the Medical Questions software should also contain
prisoner mental health
questionnaires. Questions about depression, personality type, psychiatric treatment,
and mental
health history are included.
System should have predefined set of suicide prevention questionnaires, which
needs to be captured
during the admission of inmate.
Exit Module
The proposed system should automatically update all associated records during
prisoner exit.
Activity Management
This module will help to automate different activities intended to ensure prison
discipline, and prisoner
reformation as a responsible citizen in the society
Inmate Grievance
System should have full Grievance Management System, which will capture all the
complaints and
feedback of inmates.
Inmate Discipline
System should have functions, which will help to handle the disciplinary activities
of the prisoner,
punishment awarded and appropriate reports should be generated while calculation
parole and special
remission as well as premature release.
Parole Management
System should have features to capture information of Parole issuance and security
allocated with the
inmate for Parole. System should also generate notification related to Parole.
Remission
Remission system aims at the reformation of a prisoner. The scheme is intended to
ensure prison
discipline and good conduct on the part of the Inmates, and to encourage them to
learning and better
work culture, with the prospect of their early release from prison as an incentive.
Remission is
intended to be an incentive for good behaviour and work. It is granted on the basis
of an inmate’s
behaviour, work and general response to various institutional activities. System
should have feature to
incorporate these information. Further automatic generation of special remission to
be awarded by
I.G. Prisons. Remission are also given by state government on special occasion like
independence day,
republic day etc.
Prison Industries
To introduce work habit to Inmates various trades and industries have been
introduced in prisons.
Training is imparted in simple trades like brick making, screen printing, sign board
writing, Carpentry,
weaving, book binding, tailoring, tags making, wax, candles, shoes, phenyl, tapes,
soaps, flat file
making etc. to enable them to take up self employment after their release. System
should have
feature to incorporate these information including details of revenue generated by
these items. The
details of the costing quantum of production and also of individual products must
be incorporated.
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Visitor Management
The proposed system captures the details like photograph and fingerprints of the
visitors, the inmate
they meet, their personal details, time and date of the visit etc, in addition the
system must ensure
that the person who visits is the same person who goes out. The system should also
have features to
perform visitor registration over the web, schedule the visits etc. Further tracking
of the visitors
through videoconferencing system is also to be incorporated.
Inventory Management
The system should cover inventory and stores management of all stores items
along with vehicles,
communication equipment, arms & ammunition medicines and clothing etc. It
should be a
comprehensive system for computerization of all transactions relating to
procurement, tendering,
storing and distribution of all stores and clothing uniform items including
maintenance of related
records. By consolidating this information, the system should generate annual
indent for various
items, eliminating inaccuracies occurring in the present method of manual
indenting. The system
would give details about items requiring servicing and number of those which are
unserviceable and
disposable.
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MIS Reporting
The System should also enable generation of daily/monthly/periodical reports and
any other reports as
and when required like:
1. Release Date (Remission) List
List of Inmates (including détentes, convicts, and civil) to be released during
given
period.
2. Inmates report
Nominal Report with Personal (Minimum, Medium and Full Details) warrants
data
in the order of detenue, conviction, civil and remand, other details like if escaped,
remaining sentence etc.
History Ticket covering remissions and Work Details, Punishment, Disposals
etc.
3. Lock-Up /Unlock –Up Report
Details about Inmates type, new admissions, disposals made & current no of
Inmates in various categories.
4. Hearing reports
Court Production List for a given date - District wise and Court wise with
Personal
Details, Crime Details, and Type of Prisoner etc.
Separate List for Unlawful Outfit.
List of Not Escorted with the above details with Remarks.
List of Escorted but not returned.
List of prisoners produced through Video Conferencing.
5. Disposal Reports
Hospital wise hospitalized Inmates.
Parole Inmates with due return date.
Parole Inmates not yet returned after due return date.
List of Custodial Deaths with details.
6. Daily Transaction List
List of category wise admissions
List of category wise disposals
List of Petitions etc.
7. Statistical Report
Detente List - District wise and Category wise
Age wise report – Category wise and District wise
Law-wise Section wise report – District wise and Police station etc.
Types of Convicts List
For each of the identified application system, the system designing shall be
undertaken by the Bidder,
which will include:
1. Preparation of Systems Flow Charts, depicting boundaries of each system, and
inter-system
linkages.
2. Designing of input screens.
3. Designing of output report formats and reporting procedures including reporting
levels,
frequency of reporting etc.
4. Designing of screen formats and menus for queries.
5. Designing of database structures. This will include deduction and design of
access levels also.
6. Definition and design of security levels and password protections.