The establishment and management of Prisons and all other matters relating to the prisoners are generally regulated under the following Laws / Rules:
Acts
1894 - 2006
- The Prisons Act, 1894 (Act IX of 1894)
- The Prisoners' Act, 1900 (Act III of 1900)
- The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926
- Good Conduct Prisoners Probation Release Act, 1926
- Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, (PEEDA) 2006
- Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act, (Amended) 2012
Rules and Regulations
1818 - 2025
- Regulation III of 1818 (A Regulation for the Confinement of State Prisoners)
- Good Conduct Prisoner’s Probation Release Rules, 1927
- West Pakistan Prisons Department Delegation of Power Rules, 1962
- The Pakistan Prisons Rules, 1978
- The Punjab Execution of the Punishment of Whipping Rules, 1979
- Juvenile Justice System Rules, 2001
- Punjab Juvenile Justice System Rules, 2002
- Punjab Prisons Department Service Rules, 2010
- Punjab Prisons Department Service Rules, 2025
- Parole System in Pakistan
Ordinances
- Probation of Offenders Ordinance (XLV of 1960)
- West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (XXXI of 1960)
- Execution of the Punishment of Whipping Ordinance (IX of 1979)
- Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (XXII of 2000)
- Mental Health Ordinance 2001