UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · GOVERNANCE — PRISONS

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : In India, prisons are managed . by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. Statement-II : In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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EXPLANATION

Prisons are a State subject and State governments administer them under their own rules; the Prisons Act, 1894 provides the legislative framework. Thus statement I is correct, while statement II is incorrect in its characterization.

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