Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)

Punjab Prisons
پنجاب جيل خانه جات
Agency overview
Formed 1854[1]
Employees 12,912 [2]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Province of Punjab, Pakistan
Size 36 Jails in the province of Punjab
Population 50,519 inmates [3]
Legal jurisdiction Punjab
Primary governing body Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Secondary governing body Home Department
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Lahore, Punjab
Elected officer responsible [4], Minister for Prisons, Punjab
Agency executive Mian Farooq Nazeer, Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab[5][6][7][8]
Facilities
Lockups 32 Jails
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.
Note: It is the provincial department of Prisons in Punjab, Pakistan

The Punjab Prisons are responsible for custody, control, care and correction (4 Cs) of prisoners confined in various Central, District and Special Jails in the province of Punjab (Pakistan).[9]

History

The Punjab Prisons Department was established in 1854 for custody, control, care and correction (4 Cs) of prisoners confined in various Central, District and Special Jails in the province of Punjab and Dr. C. Hathaway was appointed as first Inspector General (IG).[9][10] The Prisons Act of 1894 (Act No.IX of 1894) was passed by the Governor-General of India in Council which received the assent of the Governor General on 22 March 1894. The District Jail Sialkot (Since 1865), District Jail Shahpur District Sargodha (Since 1873), District Jail Jhelum (Since 1854), District Jail Rajanpur (Since 1860), Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (Since 1882), District Jail Multan (Since 1872), District Jail Faisalabad (Since 1873) and Central Jail Gujranwala (Since 1854) in Punjab province and District Jail (now Juvenile Jail) Dadu (Since 1774) in Sindh province were even functional long before passing of the Prisons Act in 1894.[11][12] At the time of independence, the Punjab province inherited 19 jails. Thirteen more jails have been constructed in the province after independence. At present, 32 jails are functioning in the Punjab province including nine Central Jails, 19 District Jails, two Borstal Institutions & Juvenile Jails, one Women's Jail and one Sub-jail.

Statutes

The Punjab Prisons department operates in accordance with the following acts, codes, rules and regulations amended from time to time.

Related Laws

Besides above statutes, the following laws are relevant to the administration of prisons, prisoners and jail staffers.

Incumbency Roll

Following table shows the up-to-date names and tenure of posting of Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, since 1854.[10]

Serial No. Name of Incumbent From To Serial No. Name of Incumbent From To
01. Dr. C. Hathaway 1854 1863 19. Ch. Nazeer Ahmed Akhtar 1 April 1976 16 December 1979
02. Dr. A. M. Dalla 1864 1884 20. Sheikh Ehsan Ghani 17 December 1979 31 May 1981
03. Brig. R. Grey 1884 1891 21. Shafqat Ullah Shah 31 May 1981 30 May 1983
04. Col. T. E. L. Bate 1891 1905 22. Mian Shaukat Mehmood 1 June 1983 7 May 1988
05. Lt. Col. R. T. Macnamara 1905 1906 23. Ch. Naseer Ahmed 8 May 1988 18 March 1989
06. Lt. Col. G. F. W. Braide 1906 1915 24. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim Khan 19 March 1989 21 August 1993
07. Maj. T. W. Finlayson 1915 1920 25. Jahangir Mirza, P.S.P 21 August 1993 1 January 1994
08. Lt. Col. F. I. Ward 1920 1927 26. Ch. Muhammad Hussain Cheema 1 January 1994 11 April 1997
09. Lt. Col. F. A. Barker 1927 1939 27. Jahangir Mirza, P.S.P 11 April 1997 29 December 1997
10. Lt. Col. N. D. Puri 1939 1946 28. Maj. (Retd) Zia-ul-Hassan Khan, P.S.P 30 December 1997 6 July 2000
11. Lt. Col. G. K. Khan 1946 1947 29. Brig. Tauqeer Qamar 6 July 2000 26 October 2001
12. Lt. Col. H. H. Mehmood 1947 1948 30. Ch. Muhammad Hussain Cheema 26 October 2001 31 July 2002
13. Lt. Col. B. H. Syed 1948 1958 31. Parvaiz Rahim Rajput 15 August 2002 29 May 2004
14. Sheikh Ikram Ali 1958 1960 32. Khawaja Khalid Farooq, Q.P.M, P.S.P 29 May 2004 29 October 2004
15. Rana Jahandad Khan 1960 1962 33. Salahuddin Ahmed Khan Niazi 29 October 2004 18 June 2005
Post Abolished 21 February 1962 17 May 1971 34. Capt. (Retd) Sarfraz Ahmed Mufti 18 June 2005 23 April 2008
16. Brig. Zahoor-ul-Haq Malik 17 May 1971 9 April 1972 35. Mian Farooq Nazeer 20 May 2008 2 March 2009
17. Raja Muhammad Arshad, P.S.P 10 April 1972 18 July 1974 36. Kokab Nadeem Warraich 2 March 2009 30 December 2011
18. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Tareen 19 July 1974 30 March 1976 37. Mian Farooq Nazeer30 December 2011

Pay Scales / Grades and Uniform Ranks/ Badges of Prison Officers in Punjab, Pakistan.

Before 1981, the prison officers in all provinces of Pakistan used to wear khaki colour uniforms as worn by the Pakistan Army. During the regime of Chief Martial Law Administrator, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, some army officers objected to the wearing of army-type uniforms by the prison officials and suggested that the police type uniforms should be prescribed for them. Thus a meeting was held in the Federal Ministry of Interior, Islamabad, and the pattern of uniform for prison officials was changed from military to that of police.[14][15][16][17] On 2 May 2009, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry visited Central Jail Lahore. On 21 September 2009, on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Chief Justice visited Central Jail Rawalpindi. Besides passing various orders respecting management of prisons and prisoners during the said visits of jails, he issued verbal directions to the concerned authorities of Punjab Government for upgrading the pay scales of the prison officers in the Punjab and for doubling of their pay. Later, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Lahore took suo moto notice of the case and issued directions to the provincial Government for the upgrading of posts of incumbents of the prisons department to make them at par with the equivalent ranks of Police. On 26 September 2009, Government of the Punjab, Home Department, Lahore issued notification through which the Pay Scales and Uniform Badges of Prison Officers in Punjab were made equivalent to the Punjab Police for all ranks.[18]

Serial No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Rank Inspector General Deputy Inspector General Assistant Inspector General / Superintendent of Central Jail / Superintendent of Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Assistant Inspector General / Superintendent of Central Jail / Superintendent of Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Superintendent of District Jail / Additional Superintendent of Central Jail / Principal Punjab Prison Staff Training Institute Deputy Superintendent of Jail Assistant Superintendent of Jail
BPS 21 20 19 18 18 17 16
Head Dress Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with blue band around and floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Maj Gen of the Pakistan Pakistan Army / Additional Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with blue band around and floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Brig of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with blue band around and floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Senior Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Lieutenant Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Superintendent of Police (BPS-18) in Pakistan with 8 years or more service Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Major of the Pakistan Army / Superintendent of Police (BPS-18) in Pakistan with less than 8 years of service Navy Blue beret or Peaked Cap with floral embroidered silver-colour wreath on the shade as prescribed for Capt of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Navy Blue beret
Cap Badge Silver colour, embroidered, national emblem on the top, floral, crossing sword and baton inside as prescribed for Maj Gen of the Pakistan Army / Additional Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Silver colour, embroidered, floral crescent containing a five-corner star inside as prescribed for Brig of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Silver colour, embroidered, floral crescent containing a five-corner star inside as prescribed for Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Senior Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Silver colour, embroidered, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Silver colour, embroidered, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Silver colour, embroidered, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Silver colour, embroidered, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside
Shirt Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army Cotton, blackish grey malashia /Mazri cloth, with two front pockets on both breasts and with shoulders, all of the pattern as prescribed for the Police / Pakistan Army
Pant Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back Khaki slacks, Cotton, Zeen cloth with two side pockets and one on the back
Socks Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing Plain cotton brown or cotton black without any embroidery work or designing
Shoes / Boots Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces Long brown ammunition boots or Oxford Pattern brown shoes with toe and Laces
Collar Epaulettes Turned down collar with blue epaulettes with a silver-colour button at the upper end containing national emblem facing upward, of the same pattern as prescribed for equivalent rank in Pakistan Army / Police Turned down collar with blue epaulettes with a silver-colour button at the upper end containing national emblem facing upward, of the same pattern as prescribed for equivalent rank in Pakistan Army / Police Turned down collar with blue epaulettes with a silver-colour button at the upper end containing national emblem facing upward, of the same pattern as prescribed for equivalent rank in Pakistan Army / Police Nil Nil Nil Nil
Formation Sign Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line Embroidered with silver-colour, floral with inscriptions PRISONS and national emblem on the top on a round circle with upper half red and lower half blue to be worn on left arm two inches below the shoulder line
Name Plate Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour Plastic or metal with sky blue back-ground and name in not more than two words written in white/ silver colour
Medals / Ribbons According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers According to length of service and as admissible to the civil armed forces / police / rangers
Shoulder Titles Nil Nil Nil "PRISONS" "PRISONS" "PRISONS" "PRISONS"
Shoulder Ranks Silver, metal, crossing sword and baton on both shoulder flashes below one diamond-shaped pip as prescribed for Maj Gen of the Pakistan Army / Additional Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Silver, metal, national emblem above three diamond-shaped pips in a triangle on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Brig of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Silver, metal, national emblem above two diamond-shaped pips on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Senior Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Silver, metal, national emblem above one diamond-shaped pip on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Lieutenant Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Superintendent of Police (BPS-18) in Pakistan with 8 years or more service Silver, metal, national emblem on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Major of the Pakistan Army / Superintendent of Police (BPS-18) in Pakistan with less than 8 years service Silver, metal, three diamond-shaped pips on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Capt of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Silver, metal, two diamond-shaped pips on both shoulder flashes as prescribed for Lieutenant of the Pakistan Army / Assistant Superintendent of Police in Pakistan
Belt Brown leather or synthetic perforated Brown leather or synthetic perforated Brown leather or synthetic perforated Brown leather or synthetic Brown leather or synthetic Brown leather or synthetic Brown leather or synthetic
Belt Plate / Badge Rectangular, silver / steel, national emblem on the top, floral, crossing sword and baton inside, matching the cap badge, as prescribed for Maj Gen of the Pakistan Army / Additional Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Rectangular, silver / steel, floral crescent containing a five-corner star inside, matching the cap badge, as prescribed for Brig of the Pakistan Army / Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pakistan Rectangular, silver / steel, floral crescent containing a five-corner star inside, matching the cap badge, as prescribed for Colonel of the Pakistan Army / Senior Superintendent of Police in Pakistan Rectangular, silver / steel, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Rectangular, silver / steel, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Rectangular, silver / steel, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside Rectangular, silver / steel, national emblem on the top, floral with inscription "PRISONS" inside
Swagger Stick Malacca cane Malacca cane Malacca cane Cane covered with brown leather and inscription "PRISONS" at one end Cane covered with brown leather and inscription "PRISONS" at one end Cane covered with brown leather and inscription "PRISONS" at one end Cane covered with brown leather and inscription "PRISONS" at one end

List of Jails in Punjab (Pakistan)

An outer view of Administrative Block of Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in October, 2011

The jails in the province of Punjab were grouped into four Circles for the purpose of the appointment, promotion and transfer of warders and for better organisation.[19] In 2004 these Circles were replaced with Regions with independent regional offices (detached from Headquarter Jails) at Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad. The following table shows detailed list, as it stood on 15 September 2010, of all 32 jails in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, having seven Jails in Lahore, eleven in Multan, six in Rawalpindi and eight in Faisalabad regions, respectively.

Serial No. Name of Region Name of Jail Year of Construction[12] Authorised Population of Inmates[20] Actual Population of Inmates
01. Lahore Region Central Jail Lahore (at Kot Lakhpat) 1965–1967 3642
02. Central Jail Gujranwala 1854 3945
03. Central Jail Sahiwal 1899 4002
04. District Jail Lahore 1930 1700
05. District Jail Sheikhupura 1921 2433
06. District Jail Kasur 1929 1475
07. District Jail Sialkot 1865 2187
08. Multan Region New Central Jail Multan 1930 2799
09. New Central Jail Bahawalpur 1955 2320
10. Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur 1882 104
11. Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan 1913 1155
12. District Jail Multan 1872 998
13. District Jail Rajanpur 1860 272
14. District Jail Vehari 898
15. Women Jail Multan 1973-74 166 94[21]
16. District Jail Rahim Yar Khan 1950 1048
17. District Jail Bahawalnagar 1947 621
18. District Jail Muzaffar Garh 1908 650
19. Rawalpindi Region Central Jail Rawalpindi 1985–86 4807
20. District Jail Attock 1906 734
21. District Jail Jhelum 1854 819
22. District Jail Mandi Bahauddin 1978 787
23. District Jail Gujrat 1930 1308
24. Sub Jail Chakwal 1998 153
25. Faisalabad Region Central Jail Faisalabad 1971 2830
26. Central Jail Mianwali 1903 1826
27. Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Faisalabad 2001224 146[22]
28. District Jail Faisalabad 1873 2032
29. District Jail Jhang 1975 1870
30. District Jail Toba Tek Singh 924
31. District Jail Sargodha 1910 1642
32. District Jail Shahpur 1873 917

Female condemned prisoners Hanged to Death since 1947

Following table [23] shows list of female condemned prisoners sentenced to death and finally hanged in various jails of Punjab (Pakistan) since 1947.

Serial No. Name Jail Date of Execution
01. Mst. Ghulam Fatima daughter of Lungar wife of Azam Central Jail Mianwali 10 October 1956
02. Mst. Ghafooraan wife of Muhammad Shah District Jail Layyalpur now Faisalabad 15 July 1961
03. Mst. Saban wife of Khuda Bakhsh District Jail Multan 13 November 1963
04. Mst. Nusrat daughter of Ahmed Hussain District Jail Faisalabad 28 August 1983
05. Mst. Shakoori wife of Muhammad Ramzan Central Jail Mianwali 14 March 1985
06. Mst. Daulat Bibi wife of Mirza Khan Central Jail Rawalpindi 7 May 1985
07. Mst. Munawaran daughter of Sultan Bakhsh District Jail Jhelum 28 October 1985
08. Mst. Sanawaran daughter of Sultan Bakhsh District Jail Jhelum 28 October 1985

See also

References

  1. ↑ Incumbency Roll of Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab placed in the office of the incumbent.
  2. ↑ Sanctioned Strength of Punjab Prisons Department as on 20 September 2010
  3. ↑ Population Statement of Prisoners confined in Punjab Jails as on 15 September 2010
  4. ↑ http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/711
  5. ↑ Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Mian Farooq Nazeer appointed as I.G. Prisons Punjab - Dawn.Com
  7. ↑ Mian Farooq Nazeer appointed as I.G. Prisons Punjab - The Nation
  8. ↑ Government corrects itself in IG Prisons case
  9. 1 2 Prisons Administration in Pakistan (1998) by Dr. Abdul Majeed Ahmed Aoulakh, PhD Criminology, Ex-Principal Central Jail Staff Training Institute, Lahore.
  10. 1 2 Quoted from Incumbency Roll of Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab placed in the office of the incumbent.
  11. ↑ Quoted from the Incumbency Rolls of the respectives prisons.
  12. 1 2 http://pportal.punjab.gov.pk/portal/docimages/3873JAIL_IN_PUNJAB.HTM
  13. ↑ Promulgated by order of the Governor of the Punjab vide Notification No.SOR-III(S&GAD)1-20/2004-P dated 29 June 2010.
  14. ↑ Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior’s letter No.4/2/78-Public dated 28 July 1981.
  15. ↑ Government of the Punjab, Home Department, Lahore’s letter No.PRS-I(6)7/76-Vol-III dated 10 August 1981 addressed to the Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore.
  16. ↑ Syed Shafqat Ullah Shah, Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore’s letter No.EB/U.2.I/29847-74 dated 19 August 1981 captioned "UNIFORM" addressed to the Superintendents of all jails in the Punjab
  17. ↑ Pakistan Prison Rules 1978, Chapter No.48 - Uniforms
  18. ↑ Government of the Punjab, Home Department, Lahore’s Notifications No.SO(Prs)18-24/2009 dated 26 September 2009 and even No. dated 26 March 2010.
  19. ↑ Rule 1110 of Pakistan Prison Rules 1978 made under Prisons Act 1894.
  20. ↑ As per record of Building Branch, Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore.
  21. ↑ http://www.prisons.punjab.gov.pk/women_jail_multan
  22. ↑ http://www.prisons.punjab.gov.pk/Borstal_Institution_and_Juvenile_Jail_Faisalabad
  23. ↑ Circulated by the Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan) to all Jails of the province vide Memo No.JB/G-I/44119-54 dated 14 September 2010 under subject "INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTION OF FEMALE PRISONERS IN THE PUNJAB SINCE 1947 TO DATE."
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