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The construction of all new prison buildings shall ordinarily be based on the following norms namely:– (a) no building, other than the prison, shall be constructed within hundred meters of the prison wall of a Central prison and within seventy five meters of the prison wall of a District and sub prison. Prison premises shall be demarcated as ‘Out of Bound Area’ as a sterile zone and the right of entry in the prison premises shall be reserved with the Superintendent; (b) area enclosed within the four walls of a prison shall not be less than eighty-five square meters per head of total capacity. Where land is scarce, like in big cities, the minimum area shall be sixty square meters per prisoner; (c) prison shall have perimeter walls. The height of the perimeter wall shall be twenty-one feet. The height of the wall of the female’s section inside the prison shall be eighteen feet. The other internal walls shall be minimum ten feet in height; (d) no building inside a prison shall be nearer than hundred feet to the outer perimeter wall; (e) barracks shall have a permanent structure capable of protection of the personnel in case of any hostile situations. There shall be provisions for necessary lighting and fan arrangements with a power back up from the stand-by generator/invertor inside the prison. There shall also be provision for a sanitary type toilet with flushing arrangements and cubicle type bathrooms within the barracks; (f) energy efficient lighting source shall be used inside the prison building. Renewable energy dependent lighting may be considered for the purpose of street lighting; (g) right from the designing phase of construction, ‘Green Building’ concept shall be considered to ensure an environmentally responsible and resource-efficient prison premises; (h) all prison buildings shall have rain water harvesting system and sewerage treatment plant; (i) all constructions shall adhere to BIS standards; (j) it shall be ensured that there is no structural defect in the exclosure wall grantings or in any other part of the building which can be source of support to any convict who intends to escape. NOTE. - CCTV cameras shall be installed in every prison at all sensitive and vulnerable points including living areas of the prisoners, except in bathrooms/toilets and living areas in female enclosure. Outer periphery wall.