Social reintegration of the offenders in the criminal justice system is essential It becomes important in many aspects, including the aim of preventing crime, promoting social harmony, and giving a second life to the offenders. In India, more than 90% of the prisons are overcrowded with the burden of undertrial prisoners serving a long period of time in the jails. Thus, the mental state of the prisoners deteriorates and because of the social stigma, the released prisoners find it difficult to reintegrate within society. However, the Governments have consistently taken efforts to resolve this issue underlying the importance of rehabilitation programmes. Though there are relevant policies in place by the State Governments, there are many gaps left to be filled which became evident by the report to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). This paper analyses the report discovering the nature of social reintegration programmes in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It also tries to critique the analysis with several recommendations that the NHRC can make to the respective State Governments. This paper also emphasises the importance of reintegration programmes in the prison system of India as well as the two States in focus.