Central Prison, Kannur

Central Prison, Kannur
Location Pallikkunnu, Kannur, Kerala, India
Status Operational
Security class Central Prison
Capacity 1062
Opened 1869 [1]
Managed by Kerala Government
Central Prison Front View

Central Prison, Kannur, is situated in Pallikkunnu in Kannur Kerala state of India. It was the first central jail established in Kerala in the year of 1869[1] It is authorised to accommodate 1062 prisoners.[2]It is one of the three central prisons other than Thiruvananthapuram and Viyyur, situated in Kerala.

References

  1. 1 2 History of Central jails
  2. ↑ http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/images/stories/pdf/cpknr.pdf
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