Reforms and Innovations
Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services ,
Government of Odisha
Shri Mohan Charan Majhi
Hon'ble Chief Minister
DG’s Message
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“Odisha Prisons Department is committed to secure custody, reformation, and rehabilitation of inmates while upholding human rights and dignity. Through modernization and technology, we strive to foster a correctional environment that supports positive change and reintegration. We remain dedicated to transparency, accountability, and a just system that truly reforms lives.”
87
Total Jails
Department of Home
Established after state re-organization, Odisha State Prisons Department is renowned for its progressive reforms, including canteens, gas cooking systems, uninterrupted utilities, vocational training, and modern medical facilities. Recent innovations feature video conferencing and e-mulakats for improved communication.
Reforms and Innovations
Vocational Training
Enhanced Communication
Prisons, and their administration, is a state subject covered by item 4 under the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The management and administration of prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State governments, and is governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 and the Prison manuals of the respective state governments. Thus, the states have the primary role, responsibility and authority to change the current prison laws, rules and regulations.
In seeking to realize our vision and meet our goals, we will adhere to the following values of 5T
No. of Circles
Total Jails
District Jails
Special Jails
Women Prisons