Deputy inspector general of prisons

Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, shortened to DIG of Prisons or DIG Prisons,[1][2][3] is a high-ranking official in the provincial prison service, usually the controlling officer or head of a region or circle of district, central, special and women jails/prisons, borstal institutions and remand homes within a province in Bangladesh,[4] India,[5][6][7] Pakistan[8][9] and Sri Lanka.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ Administrative Science Review. National Institute of Public Administration. 1982. p. 62.
  2. ^ A Revised Edition of the Legislative Enactments of Ceylon. H.C. Cottle. 1907. p. 815.
  3. ^ Criminal Justice India Series: Punjab, 2002. Allied Publishers. 2002. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-7764-490-6.
  4. ^ Chowdhury, Zia (22 October 2025). "Ex-prisons DIG detained by DB over alleged anti-state activities". The Business Standard. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  5. ^ Datir, R. N. (1978). Prison as a Social System: With Special Reference to Maharashtra State. Popular Prakashan. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-8426-1611-9.
  6. ^ Bhushan, Vidya (1970). Prison Administration in India: With Special Reference to Uttar Pradesh. S. Chand. p. 43.
  7. ^ Maharashtra. The Director. 1975. p. 313.
  8. ^ State of Human Rights in Pakistan. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. 2004. p. 86.
  9. ^ Afghanistan: International Responsibility for Human Rights Disaster. Amnesty International. 1995. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-887204-02-6.
  10. ^ S, Mohamed Imranullah (14 July 2025). "Madras High Court directs Puzhal Central Prison Superintendent to inform respective consulates about detention of foreigners". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  11. ^ Japan Report. Japan Information Service, Consulate General of Japan. 1977. p. 7.
  12. ^ Roberson, Cliff; Das, Dilip K. (15 January 2016). An Introduction to Comparative Legal Models of Criminal Justice. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4987-4629-8.
  13. ^ "Jahangir Kabir made Add'l IG Prisons | Others". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

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