and though far from being complete, a small book-binding unit was opened from which the existing press sprung up. The old Presidency Jail on the Maidan was closed on 30 October 1913 under Govt. Notification. The Alipore Central Jail became the Presidency Jail, Calcutta, and the new Alipore Jail became the Central Jail or as it is now known as The Alipore Correctional home, Alipore. On 1 April 1914, the Dacca Press ceased to exist and all the responsibility was taken over by the Alipore Jail Press. About the same time the Forms Department migrated from its temporary home at Dallanda to a new block at Judges' Court Road opposite the jail. On 1 August 1914, the amalgamation of the Press and Forms Department became an established fact. The Forms-store was transferred from the Stationery Department a second time after 1870 but this time outside the jail connected by tramway lines where it still stands to this day. The press by 1915-16 was replete with every modern machinery and convenience and employed 900 convicts. It remained basically a letterpress unit consisting of flat-bed machines, heavy treadle machines, high speed rotary machine. Later automatic HMT and Rehnus machines were introduced. The press today The year 1995 saw a spurt of modernization and sophisticated shift-fed offset machines, plate-making machines, DTP and finally web-offset machines were introduced. Modern binding machines including loose-leaf binding machine, sewing machines, fully automatic paper-cutting machine were also installed. Paper is supplied from the Commerce and Industries Department and the press is equipped to print 10,000 standard and 2000 non-standard forms. The press also prints a magazine called Nabark, the first edition of which came out in 1995. It is a magazine written by the inmates and employees of the jail and is a first of its kind in India. The press has also printed a pamphlet called Metamorphosis, which chronicles the chief events of the jail. All profits made from the press are donated to the Prisoners' Welfare Fund. References John Mulvany, "The Story of the Alipore Jail Press", The Calcutta Review Alipore Printing companies of India Alipore Government of West Bengal 1858 establishments in British India Companies based in Kolkata Indian companies established in 1858