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Frisking training for prison staff

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VALUE ADDITION: A police official imparts training on frisking operation for the uniformed staff of Central Prison in Tiruchi on Monday

TIRUCHI: Assistant Jailers, Chief Head Warder, Head Warder and Warders, all numbering about 60, were given an exposure to handling the equipment used for frisking operations, by officials drawn from the Police department in the Central Jail premises here on Monday.

Frisking of convicts and remand prisoners, and their visitors by the jail authorities is not new.

However, to leave no chances in the wake of reports of inmates smuggling in mobile phones and narcotic items, the Prisons Department has taken the assistance of the Police department to impart training on specific nuances of the operations. After assuming charge recently, Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) K.R. Shyam Sundar has laid emphasis on strengthening the frisking operations.

Hitherto, only select groups of uniformed personnel in Jail used to receive such training.

The two-day training that will culminate on Tuesday will put the Jail authorities in a state of preparedness to handle frisking operations without any hitch in the event of shortage in the number of the personnel who had undergone prior training due to the periodic transfers.

On an average, about 100 convicts and remand prisoners from the Central Prison are escorted by police personnel for court hearings and brought back. The objective of the training for Jail staff is to rule out any possibility for the inmates to smuggle in materials as they get back.

R. Murugan, Superintendent of Prisons In-Charge, explained the need for such a training programme. R. Rajalakshmi, Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, delivered the inaugural address.

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