Explanation:

• Statement 1st is incorrect: Parole is a system of releasing a prisoner with suspension of the sentence. Parole cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Parole may be denied to a prisoner even when he makes out sufficient cause for release on parole.  

• Parole is to be granted only on a sufficient cause such as cases of severe illness or death of any member of the prisoner’s family. The granting authority for parole is the deputy home secretary of the state government. 

• On the other hand, Furlough is seen as a matter of right for a prisoner, to be granted periodically irrespective of any reason. It is granted merely to enable the prisoner to retain family and social ties, and to counter the ill-effects of prolonged time spent in prison. 

• Both Parole and Furlough can be denied if the competent authority is of the opinion that releasing the inmate would not be in the interest of society. 

• Statement 2nd is correct: State governments have their own Prisoner Release on Parole Rules. ‘Prisons’ is a State subject under the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. 

• The management and administration of prisons fall exclusively in the domain of state governments and are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894, and the Prison Manuals of the respective state governments. 

• Statement 3rd is incorrect:  It has now been made compulsory for prison officers to provide separate accommodation for. The Model Prison Manual advocates that no convicted prisoner shall be kept with undertrials, or be allowed to have contact with them.

Why in News?

• The Union Government has asked States/Union Territories to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services, especially prison visitation rights.

Hence option 3rd is correct.