Administration
Prisons Headquarters
The Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services is the head of the Prisons Department. To assist the Director General of Prisons & Correctional Service at the prisons headquarters, there are (02) Inspectors General of Prisons supervising the subjects - Administration, Training & Welfare. Other officers working in Headquarters include Administrative Officer, Asst. Director of Statistics & Asst. Director of Industries, Accounts Officer
| Sl No | Designation | No. of Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services | 1 |
| 2 | Inspector General of Prisons | 2 |
| 3 | Administrative Officer | 1 |
| 4 | Assistant Director of Statistics | 1 |
| 5 | Assistant Director of Industries | 1 |
| 6 | Jailor (JTS) | 1 |
| 7 | Head Warder (Male) | 1 |
| 8 | Warder (Male) | 2 |
| 9 | Office Superintendent | 4 |
| 10 | Special Category Steno | 1 |
| 11 | Senior Assistant (1 Supernumerary) | 8 |
| 12 | Junior Assistant | 6 |
| 13 | Typist Cum Assistant | 1 |
| 14 | Typist | 1 |
| 15 | Senior Steno | 1 |
| 16 | Record Assistant | 1 |
| 17 | Office Subordinate | 3 |
| 18 | Cycle Orderly | 1 |
| 19 | Sweeper | 1 |
| 20 | Watchman Chowkidar | 1 |
| 21 | Roneo Operator | 1 |
| 22 | Sanitary Worker | 1 |
| 23 | Accounts Officer | 1 |
| 24 | Assistant Accounts Officer | 1 |
| 25 | Junior Accounts Officer | 2 |
| 26 | Senior Accountants | 3 |
| 27 | Junior Accountant | 1 |
| 28 | Office Subordinate | 1 |
| 29 | Shoraff | 1 |
| Total | 51 | |
Range Offices
The Administration in the Department is divided into two ranges: **Hyderabad Range** and **Warangal Range**. Each range is headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Prisons. The headquarters of the two regions are located at Hyderabad and Warangal respectively.
- Hyderabad Range: This range consists of 15 districts, including the erstwhile districts of Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, and Medak. It contains the largest number of institutions, and about 50% of the prison population is usually confined in the jails located in this region.
- Warangal Range: This range has jurisdiction over 18 districts, including the erstwhile districts of Warangal, Khammam, Adilabad, Karimnagar, and Nizamabad.
The staff patterns for both ranges are as shown below:
Deputy Inspector General of Prisons(Hyderabad Range)
| Sl No | Category of Posts | Sanctioned Strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deputy Inspector General of Prisons | 1 |
| 2 | Administrative Officer | 1 |
| 3 | Office Superintendent | 2 |
| 4 | Senior Assistants | 2 |
| 5 | Senior Steno | 1 |
| 6 | Junior Assistants | 2 |
| 7 | Typist | 1 |
| 8 | Warder | 5 |
| 9 | Driver (HMV) | 1 |
| 10 | Motor Cycle Orderly | 1 |
| 11 | Office Subordinates | 2 |
| 12 | Watchman | 1 |
| Total | 20 | |
Deputy Inspector General of Prisons(Warangal Range)
| Sl No | Category of Posts | Sanctioned Strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deputy Inspector General of Prisons | 1 |
| 2 | Administrative Officer | 1 |
| 3 | Office Superintendent | 2 |
| 4 | Senior Assistants | 2 |
| 5 | Junior Steno | 1 |
| 6 | Junior Assistants | 2 |
| 7 | Warder | 5 |
| 8 | Driver (HMV) | 1 |
| 9 | Motor Cycle Orderly | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
SICA
State Institute of Correctional Administration, Hyderabad was earlier known as Jail Training School(JTS). JTS: Jail Training School was established on 1st August, 1978 with a view to impart training to Warders for a period of one month. A Jailor was headed to JTS. In the year 1984 this Institute was upgraded and nomenclature was changed to State Institute of Correctional Administration. Hyderabad. Deputy Superintendent of Jails as a Principal was head of SICA, Hyderabad. The Training has been divided in to Two modules i.e., Basic Induction Training for newly recruited Warders and Refreshers courses for in-service Prison personnel. The post of the Principal was upgraded to the cadre of Superintendent of Jails in the year 1993. After bifurcation, Vice Principal in the cadre of Deputy Superintendent of Jails is the Head of this State Institute. Many Departmental programs like Retreat, Sports Meets, Official meetings are conducted in State Institute of Correctional Administration, Hyderabad. Further staff/Instructors are deputed from other Institutes to SICA, Hyderabad with in Prisons Department for imparting trainings.
| Sl No | Category of Posts | Sanctioned Strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal (In the cadre of Deputy Superintendent of Jails) | 1 |
| 2 | Chief Drill Instructor for (Outdoor Training) (In the cadre of Jailor) | 1 |
| 3 | Asst. Law Instructor – II (For Indoor Training) (In the cadre of Deputy Jailor) | 1 |
| 4 | Chief Head Warders | 2 |
| 5 | Asst. Drill Instructors (Drill & PT) Bugler (In the cadre of Warder) | 2 |
| 6 | Watchmen | 1 |
| 7 | Office Subordinates | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |