The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services is a state agency of Kerala that operates prisons and borstal schools. It has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services is headed by the Director General of Prisons.

Organization

The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services is headed by the Director General, Prisons and Correctional Services who is of the rank of Director General of Police or Additional Director General of Police. Prisons Headquarters is situated at

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, Thiruvananthapuram. The Director General of Prisons is assisted by Deputy Inspector Generals of Prisons at headquarters and by Deputy Inspector General of Prisons of South ,Central and North Zones. The head of the department is commonly an

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Officer by deputation. The present Director General of Prisons is Balram Kumar Upadhyay IPS.

Hirarchy

*Director General, Prisons & Correctional Services (IPS Cadre) * Deputy Inspector General of Prisons *

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, Central Prison & Correctional Home/Open Prison & Correctional Home/ High Security Prison *Joint Superintendent/Senior Lecturer, SICA/Superintendent of District Jail/Superintendent of Women Prison/ Superintendent, Women Open Prison *Deputy Superintendent/ Superintendent, Special Sub Jail/ Superintendent, Borstal School *Assistant Superintendent Grade-I / Superintendent, Sub Jail/ Armourer, SICA/ Training Officer, SICA/ Supervisor, Open Prison & Borstal School/ Store Keeper, Open Prison *Assistant Superintendent Grade-II/ Prison Officer/ Gate Keeper *Deputy Prison Officer / Chief Petty Officer *Assistant Prison Officer/Petty officer *Assistant Prison Officer Cum Driver

Prisons and Correctional Institutions

Central Prison & Correctional Homes

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and Kannur. * Central Prison & Correctional Home, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram * Central Prison & Correctional Home, Viyyur, Thrissur * Central Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur, Pallikkunnu, Kannur * Central Prison & Correctional Home, Tavanur,

Other Prisons

* Open Prisons = 3 * High Security Prisons = 1 * Women Prisons = 3 * District Jails = 13 * Special Sub Jails = 15 * Borstal schools = 1 * Sub Jails = 16

Insignia

Former Chiefs

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IPS * Dr. Shaik Darvesh saheb IPS * Rishiraj Singh IPS * R Sreelekha IPS *

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IPS * T P Senkumar IPS * Lokanath Behera IPS

References

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