(1) For the purpose of receiving grievances from the prisoners and for the redressal of any such grievance, a Grievance Redressal Committee may be appointed for each prison with the following namely:
(a) Superintendent : Chairman
(b) Deputy Superintendent : Member
(c) Medical Officer : Member
(d) Welfare Officer : Member
(2) The Grievance Redressal Committee shall meet at least once a month to deal with petitions and representations from prisoners and it shall follow such procedure for the examination of such petitions or representations as may be prescribed.
(3) Any prisoner aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee may appeal to the Deputy Inspector General within thirty days from the date of communication of such decision.
(4) Notwithstanding anything here in before contained, every prisoner shall be afforded full opportunity to make a complaint to the Inspector General or the District and Sessions Judge, who shall prescribe a mechanism for the redressal of such complaints.
(5) There shall be a Prison Advisory Board to advise the Govt. on the general governance of the Jail in the manner as prescribed in rules.
Prohibition of strikes etc.
58. No person employed in the prison shall have any right to form any union or join any such union either inside or outside the prison for any purpose or for making or pressing any demands to strike or start or continue any agitation inside the prison for achieving any request or demand.
Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners
59. A prisoner, when being taken to or from any prison in which he may be lawfully confined, or whenever he is working outside or is otherwise beyond the limits of any such prison in or under the lawful custody or control of a prison officer belonging to such prison, shall be deemed to be in prison and shall be subject to all directions and discipline as if he were actually in prison.
Review of cases of criminal prisoners