വനിതാ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് സൂപ്രണ്ട് ഗ്രേഡ്-2 തസ്തികയിലേക്ക് സ്ഥാനക്കയറ്റം നല്‍കി ഉത്തരവാകുന്നത് സംബന്ധിച്ച്ജയില്‍ വകുപ്പില്‍ നോണ്‍ ഗസറ്റഡ് എക്സിക്യൂട്ടിവ് വിഭാഗം ജീവനക്കാര്‍ക്ക് വ്യക്തിഗത റാങ്കിംഗ് അനുവദിച്ച്  ഉത്തരവായി

First Central Prison was established at Kannur in the year 1869. First District Jail was established at Kozhikode in the year 1861. First Open Prison was established at Nettukaltheri, Trivandrum on 28th August 1962. First Women’s Prison was established at Neyyattinkara, Trivandrum in the year 1990. The first Inspector General was appointed on 01-04-1953 in order to be independent in the discharge of function as per the provisions in the Prisons Act for the purpose of the Act. The Prisons Headquarters/ Office of the Inspector General of Prisons was sanctioned with effect from 01-04-1953. Since 1986 officers from the Police Department are being appointed to act as Inspector General of Prisons. In September 1975 the Administrative control of Social Welfare Institutions and the Probation services was transferred to the Social Welfare Department.