A Study on Prison Industry in Tamil Nadu

Prisons serve the public by keeping in safe custody those committed by the courts and treating them with humanity and helping them lead a useful life in society as law abiding citizens after their release from the prison. Prison in India is an age old concept.In the early periods, unused old forts were used as prison where the persons who acted against the government were lodged. During the period of the Sultanate, there were no regular prisons. Prisoners are one segment of the population who are treated as a special category under the custody of court of law for their involvement in illegal activities or against the government. In India, prison is an age old concept from accent periods but in British periods it was regularized and a model prison was constructed and a special Act was enacted to systemize the prison administration in India