65 jailors pass out after nine months of training in Vellore
The Hindu
The officers passed out from the Academy of Prison & Correctional Administration
After a rigorous training of nine months, 65 officers, including deputy and assistant jailors, passed out at the 26th batch basic course from the Academy of Prison & Correctional Administration (APCA) in Thorapadi, Vellore on Friday. Sandeep Goel, Director General (Prisons), Delhi Prisons Department, was the chief guest, according to a press release. The batch comprises 53 assistant superintendents from Tihar Prisons, three deputy jailors from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and six assistant jailors from Tamil Nadu and three assistant superintendents Grade-1 from Kerala. Of the 65 officers, only four are women officers.
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