Consider the following statements: Statement-I: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Statement-I: Correct. In India, prison administration is handled by State Governments, and States have their own prison rules/manuals for day-to-day management.

Statement-II: Correct. The Prisons Act, 1894 expressly placed prison administration under the Provincial Governments in the colonial framework.

Explanation link: Correct. Statement-II explains Statement-I in the legal-administrative sense: the 1894 Act vested control in Provincial Governments, and after Independence this continued with States managing prisons; later, the Constitution also placed prisons in the State List.

Therefore: Both statements are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.