ANNEXURE A 1

STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATION PROPOSED BY THE REPORT PREPARED

BY THE COMMISSION ON PRISON REFORM

Area of Reform Punjab KPK Sindh Balochistan

Overcrowding in Construction of prisons: Construction of prisons: Construction of prisons: Authorized capacity:
Prisons  Between 2012 and 2018, 08  No overcrowding in KPK  Construction of Several 2585,
District Jails, 01 High Security Prisons Prisons started. Existing population:
Prison and 01 Sub Jail have been  Recently Peshawar jail  The District Prison 1999.
constructed. became functional. Malir being extended to
 Construction of two new jails i.e.  Swat jail should also strengthen the existing No issue of
District Jail Lodhran and High become functional soon. compound wall. overcrowding in the
Security Prison Mianwali are  New Prisons planned in Prisons of Balochistan.
underway. Expeditious case disposals: District Prison and in
 Conversion of two judicial locks  Camp Courts are held on Shaheed Benazirabad
ups in to sub jails also in process. each Friday by Judicial and Thatta with
These steps will further reduce the Magistrates for disposal of capacity of 250
overcrowding from 42% to 30%. petty nature cases are being prisoners each.
Probation and parole system: held. Some 2860 cases have  Construction of
 Conversion of the Directorate of been disposed off. additional 10 new
Parole and probation into  29 poor and convicted Barracks is underway in
Probation and Parole Service has prisoners have been Malir Prison Karachi
been completed. released upon payment of  Construction of
 Implementation of the new Parole Diyat. additional 04 new
Act, 2019 & amendments in  Further prisoners need to be Barracks underway in
Good Conduct Prisoners’ released in similar manner. District Prison
Probational Release Act, 1926 Shikarpur.
(approved by Provincial Cabinet) Parole system:
will be carried out soon.  Prisons Department KPK
 Drafting of Parole Rules have has carried out a census and
been completed and a Parole identified prisoners that can
Board has been constituted. be released on parole.
 Amendments in Probation of
 Offenders Ordinance, 1960
approved by Provincial Cabinet
Introduction of PMIS: PMIS: PMIS: PMIS:
centralized file  MoU signed with UNODC for  PMIS Installed in 14 jails  MoU signed with  MoU signed with
introduction of centralized file wherein 6 modules of UNODC for UNODC for
management
management system. prison record, hospital introduction of introduction of
system of  Operationalization of PMIS to be record, store inventory and centralized file centralized file
Prisoners undertaken staff record have been management system. management system.
digitized.  PMIS to be installed in  In collaboration with
Mercy Petition Forms:  A letter of Agreement has Prison Inspectorate Police Department,
been signed with UNODC General Sindh and training given to the
 Ensure that Mercy Petition Forms to upgrade/extend the Regional Prisons staff for centralizing
drafted by MOHR are used in the existing PIMS to all Jails in Inspectorate at Karachi, file management
mercy petition process in their KPK. Hyderabad and Sukkur. system of each
letter and spirit prisoner.
Mercy Petition Forms: Mercy Petition Forms:  UNODC will
inaugurate set up of
 Ensure that Mercy Petition  Ensure that Mercy PMIS on 25-02-2020.
Forms drafted by MOHR Petition Forms drafted  Work on Prisons of
are used in the mercy by MOHR are used in Balochistan to start
petition process in their the mercy petition within next six
letter and spirit process in their letter months.
and spirit
Mercy Petition Forms:

 Ensure that Mercy

Petition Forms drafted
by MOHR are used in
the mercy petition
process in their letter
and spirit
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Lack of Training colleges set up: Training colleges set up: Collaboration with other Collaboration with
awareness among  College for the training of prison  Prison Training Academy training institutes: other training
both prisoners & staff in Sahiwal to start at Haripur under  200officials/officers of institutes:
functioning soon. construction Sindh Prisons  Prison staff being sent
Prison staff about  An officer of grade 21 already  Construction of Academy Department trained by to attend basic
their rights appointed as a commandant of to be completed in June, UNODC in December training courses in
staff College. 2020 2019 to use PMIS. NAPA Lahore, FC
Better synergy with  Better synergy with Training Center
Collaboration with other training National Prison Academy National Prison Loralai, and PTC
institutes: is needed through Academy is needed Quetta.
 Agreements signed with different formalized institutional through formalized  Newly recruited 138
training institutes; Elite Police linkages. institutional linkages. staff members being
Training School Badian, trained in Central
Regimental Training Center Finance and Budget: Prison Mach.
Mansar Camp Attock, Artillery  ADP Scheme (Rs. 57  NAPA requested to
Training Center Attock, Million) Capacity Building increase seats for
Commando / Pakistan Training at / Training of Prison Staff Balochistan.
Ranger’s Training Center Lahore. approved  Currently, only 30%
 Officers / officials of Prison  687 (Warders) trained till of the staff is trained
Department getting trained at date in their basic recruit
these academies course.
 85 officers of Prison Department  Better synergy with
have attended International National Prison
Correctional Management Academy needed
Training Center (ICMTC) through formalized
Colorodo, USA. institutional linkages.
 Better synergy with National
Prison Academy is needed
through formalized institutional
linkages.

Remuneration of Prison Staff:

 Government of the Punjab’s
 decision to upgrade and enhance
the pay package of the prison
staff at par with other components
of criminal Justice System,
especially Police Department.

Enhance training of incoming

prisoners
 Display of basic prison rules on
main areas of jail premises is
planned.
 Efforts to create awareness
among prisoners through various
signs boards are also underway.
 Awareness sessions for the
inmate inside prisons to be
planned.

Provision of Introduction of SOPs Rehabilitation Centres: Helpdesks No information

adequate medical  SOPs have been set up for timely  Establishment of Drug  Establishment of health
& psychological shifting of prisoners to the Dependents Rehabilitation desks by Provincial
respective District Head Quarters. Center in Central Prison Health Department to
counseling  Prison department have been Peshawar underway. do baseline screening is
facilities directed to exercise the powers to  Proposal of Psycho Support proposed.
shift the sick prisoners outside the Center for inmates in
jail hospitals on emergency basis Central Prison Peshawar is
in anticipation of the sanction of under consideration.
the Government.  Rehabilitation Centre for
prisoners with physical
Up-gradation of Healthcare disabilities also under
Department in Prisons process.
 Specialized Healthcare
Department directed to screen all
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the prisoners of Central Jails and

Primary
 Secondary Healthcare
Department proposed to provide
services to all the Prisoners
confined in all district jails of the
Punjab.
 Specialized Healthcare
Department directed to design a
Proforma to screen drug addicts
and patients of Hepatitis B & C
and HIV.

Treatment of Drug addicts

 Detoxification of drug addicts
with collaboration of health and
social welfare departments
introduced in 09 jails
 Designation of 218 beds along
with testing for identification of
addicts in 09 jails
Large number of Filling of posts: Filling of posts: Filling of posts: Filling of posts:
vacant posts  Home Department Punjab has  Filling of posts through  Filling of 117 vacant  Sanction of 04 posts
taken up the matter with Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa positions of Medical of psychologists (B-
Department to employ medical Public Service Commission, Officers in Sindh 17) approved
staff on urgent basis. NTS and PTS underway. prisons.  93 posts (all cadres)
 17 psychologists and 19 junior lying vacant
psychologists appointed in Prison  16 posts out of 93
Department. newly created/
sanctioned which will
be advertised in near
future.
 Service Rules passing
and implementation:
 Proposal on the
Service Rules
submitted for
approval of the Sub
Rules Committee of
S&GAD.
 Promulgation and
implementation of
Service Rules
required to fill these
the posts.
Lack of child Legal Aid provision: Legal Aid provision: Legal Aid provision: Legal Aid provision:
care and legal aid  Provision of free legal aid is  Free legal aid is being  UNODC Legal Aid  Balochistan Prisons
facilities being provided in coordination provided by referring Team Sindh aided 660 Department on the
with District Bar, Lahore High cases to District Legal Prisoners basis of self-help has
Court Bar Association and Punjab Empowerment  Legal Aid Office also started legal aid in the
Bar Council Committees. providing legal aid to Quetta Prison only.
 Lists of needy prisoners poor prisoners
submitted to District & Sessions  1476 prisoners have
Judges during their monthly visits benefitted till date.
of the jails.
 412 prisoners benefitted from free Women and Children:
legal aid in last 3 years.  Female DIG also
appointed to deal with
Consular Access: issues of women and
 155 foreign national prisoners juveniles exclusively in
confined in Punjab Jails. prisons.
 Consular access to foreign
prisoners being provided.
New Laws/ New Revision of Pakistan Prison Rules New Laws introduced: New laws shall be
Prisons Rules  Revision of Pakistan Prison rules  ‘The Sindh Prisons and adopted after perusal of
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1978 in line with international Corrections Services draft law promulgation

guideline on the treatment of Act, 2019’ (Act) by either Punjab or
offenders underway. passed. Sindh whichever suits
 Constitution of committee to  Rules framed under this the conditions in
prepare the draft rules that were Act have been Balochistan.
identified for amendment, forwarded to Law
deletion and review. Department for vetting.
 Meeting convened on 21.01.2020
in Home Department to review
the existing prison rules and
propose further amendment in
them.

New Laws introduced:

 Draft Act 2019 for Inspectorate of
Correctional and Custodial
Services under consideration at
Standing Committee of the
Cabinet on Legislative Business
focusing on:
i. Probation & Parole Service
ii. Child Protection
iii. Prisoners’ welfare
iv. Monitoring of correctional
& custodial services to
ensure international best
practice
Individual and Oversight committees: Oversight committees: Oversight committees: Oversight committees:
institutional  Notification of Oversight  Notification of Oversight  Notification of  Notification of
accountability committees issued committees issued Oversight committees Oversight
 Regular visits conducted by them.  Regular visits conducted by issued committees issued
them.  Regular visits  Regular visits
External Mechanism: conducted by them. conducted by them.
 Draft Act 2019 for Inspectorate of
Correctional and Custodial
Services completed
 Officers of Human Rights
Department, Punjab have been
authorized to conduct surprise
visits to all jail of Punjab.
 A notification No. SO(MP)7-
28/2015 dated 07.02.2020 is
issued by the Home Department
Punjab.
 45 Non-officials visitors
belonging to different strata of
the society have been appointed
for the visits of all jails of Punjab.
 Adoption of zero tolerance policy
against the maltreatment and
inhuman attitude towards the
prisoners by Government of
Punjab.
 Prisoners to have the right to file
complaint before inspection
officers as well as to the learned
District & Sessions Judges on
their monthly visits.