(a) whether the Government has received any complaint with regard to harassment of people who
visited jails to meet their imprisoned relatives by the jail administrative authority;
(b) if so, the total number of such cases registered during each of the three years and the
current year, State-wise; and
(c) the measures taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) to (c): ‘Prisons’ is a State subject under List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
and prison administration is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments. The provisions
of the Prisons Act 1894 and the Jail Manual framed by the respective State Governments guide prison
administration. Data relating to cases of harassment, if any, by jail authorities to the people
visiting their relatives in jails are not maintained centrally.