List of prisons in India
As of 31 December 2011, there are 1382 functioning jails in India having a total capacity to house 3,32,782 prisoners.[1]
Andhra Pradesh
- Rajahmundry Central Prison, established in 1864 is the Oldest of the Jail Buildings in India. It was originally the Dutch Fort of 1602. [2]
- Nellore Central Prison, established in 1901
- Kadapa Central Prison, established in 1992
- Visakhapatnam Central Prison, established in 2001
Bihar
- Gaya Central Jail, Gaya
- Beur Central Jail, Patna
- Khudi Ram Bose,Central Jail Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur
- []Jubba Sahni Bhagalpur Central Jail]],Bhagalpur
- Motihari Central Jail,Motihari
- Purnea Central Jail,Purnea
- Buxar Central Jail,Buxar.
Karnataka
- Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, Bangalore[3]
- Sub Jail, Ramanagaram[3]
- Central Prison, Mysore(1862)[3]
- Central Prison, Bijapur (1888)[3]
- District Sub-Jai, Dharwad (1858)[3]
- District Prison, Mangalore (1850)[3]
- Central Prison, Bellary (1884)[3]
Kerala
- Central Prison, Viyyur, Thrissur
- Central Prison, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram
- Central Prison, Kannur
- Viyyur High Security Prison, Thrissur
Maharashtra
- Arthur Road Jail, Mumbai
- Dongri Jail, Mumbai
- Harsul Central Jail, Aurangabad
- Yerwada Central Jail, Pune
- Nagpur Central Jail, Nagpur
- Nashik Road Central Jail, Nashik
- Kalyan Jail is Central Jail, (Kalyan)
- Taloja Central Jail, Kharghar
Telangana
- Chanchalguda Central Jail, Chanchalguda
- Cherlapally Central Jail, Cherlapally
- Hyderabad Jail, Hyderabad
- Warangal Central Jail, Warangal
- Sub Jail, Khammam
- Sub Jail, Warangal
- Sub Jail, Karimnagar
- Sub Jail, Nizamabad
- Sub Jail, Bhadrachalam
- Sub Jail, Miryalaguda
- Sub Jail, Jaggayapeta
Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore Central Prison
- Cuddalore Central Prison
- Madurai Central Prison
- Palayamkottai Central Prison
- Puzhal Central Prison
- Tiruchirappalli Central Prison
- Vellore Central Prison, Vellore
Other
- Central Jail, Jabalpur
- Alipore Jail, Kolkata
- Indore Central Jail, Indore
- Naini Central Prison
- Raipur Prison, Raipur
- Tihar Jail, New Delhi
- Central Jail, Satna
Defunct
The following prisons in India are no longer functioning or have been demolished:
- Cellular Jail, Port Blair
- Chennai Central Prison, Chennai
- Bankipur Central Jail, Patna[4]
- Freedom Park, Bangalore
- Musheerabad Jail, Hyderabad
- Viper Island, Andaman Islands
- Central Jail, Ahmedabad Gujrat
See also
References
- ↑ "Snapshots - 2011" (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ↑ http://apprisons.gov.in/central-prisons.htm
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Venkatesh, R. "Confined to chaos at Central Jail". Deccan Herald, Bangalore. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "'Patna has lost its charm'". B K Mishra,TNN. The Times of India (Patna). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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