Prison Act and Rules

The Prisons Department of Kerala is governed by the following Acts & Rules:

Acts

• Right to Service Act, 2012
• The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Act, 2010
• The Kerala Borstal School Act 1961.
• The Travancore Cochin Prisons Act 1950 (Act XVIII of 1950)
• The Prisons Act 1894 (Central Act IX of 1894)

Rules

• The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Rules, 2014
• The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Rules, 2014 (Amendment)
• The Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services (Management) Rules, 2014 (Amendment)
• The Kerala Sub Jail Rules 1959
• Kerala Jail Subordinate Service Special Rule 1959
• The Kerala Prisons Rules 1958

Manual

• The Kerala Prison Manual 1979 Part 01, Part 02, Part 03, Part 04, Part 05, Part 06, Part 07, Part 08, Part 09, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12

Service Rules

• The Kerala Jail Service (Amendment) Special Rules 2013
• The Kerala Jail Service (Amendment) Special Rules 2010
• The Kerala Jail Subordinate Service (Amendment) Rules 2010

Kerala Prisons Guest House

• Kerala Prisons Guest House By-Law

Others

• New Criminal Laws, 2023
• Correspondence table and comparison summary of the Bhartatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
• Correspondence table and comparison summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (BNSS) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (CrPC)
• Correspondence table and comparison summary of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, (BSA) and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, (IEA)
• BPR & D Training Manual for Officers
• BPR & D Training Manual for Warders
• Model Prison Manual 2016
• Mulla Committee Report on Jail Reforms Vol. 01 / Vol. 02