List of prisons in India

As of 31 December 2015, there are 1,401 functioning jails in India having a total capacity to house 3,66,781 prisoners.[1]

States

Andhra Pradesh

Besides the above four central prisons, the state has 7 district jails, 99 sub-jails, a women jail and an open jail.

Arunachal Pradesh

The state has two district jails at Itanagar and at Tezu respectively.

Assam

Apart from the above-mentioned 6 central jails, Assam has 22 district jails, 1 sub-jail, an open jail and a special jail.

Bihar

The state also has 31 district jails, 17 sub-jails, a women jail, an open jail and a special jail.

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh[3] also has 11 district jails and 12 sub-jails.

Goa

Aguada Central Jail, Aguada

Goa[4] also has one sub-jail (which is in this case is a women jail).

A modern central jail is under construction at Colvale, Bardez Goa.

Gujarat

Gujarat also has 7 district jails, 11 sub-jails, a women jail, 2 open jails and 2 special jails.

Haryana

Haryana[5] also has 16 district jails.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh[6] also has 2 district jails, 8 sub-jails, 1 borstal school and an open air jail.

Jammu and Kashmir

The state also has 10 district jails and 2 sub-jails.

To augment the capacity of jails, the Government is building new jails at Pulwama, Anantnag, Kishtwar, Kargil and Doda(Bhaderwah).

Jharkhand

Jharkhand also has 17 district jails, 5 sub-jails, 1 borstal school and an open jail.

Karnataka

Karnataka[10] also has 19 district prisons, 70 sub-jails, 1 borstal school, 1 open jail, 2 special jails and 1 other jail (Juvenile Jail).

Kerala

Kerala also has 11 district jails, 16 sub-jails, 3 women jail, 1 borstal school, 3 open jails, 16 special jails and 1 other jail.

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh also has 39 district jails, 72 sub-jails and an open jail.

Maharashtra

The state also has 28 district jails, 100 sub-jails, 1 women jail, 1 borstal school, 13 open jails, 1 special jail and 1 other jail.

Manipur

There are two district jails at Churachandpur and Chandel. Both of them are non-functional.

There is also a Sub-jail at Jiribam which is Temporarily closed.

Meghalaya

Although the state has 4 district jails, it does not have any central Jail.

Mizoram

Aizawl Central Jail, Aizawl.

The state[11] also has 6 district jails.

There are 2 district jails (District Jail at Serchhip and District Jail at Mamit) which are currently inoperative because of the lack of armed guards.[11]

Nagaland

Dimapur Central Jail, Dimapur.

The state[12] also has 10 district jails.

Odisha

The state[13] also has 9 district jails, 73 sub-jails, 1 women jail, 1 open jail and 2 special jails.

Punjab

The State also has 7 district jails, 7 sub-jails, a women jail (in Ludhiana), a borstal school and an open jail.

Construction work of new jails at Nabha and Mansa is nearing completion.[14]

Rajasthan

The state[15] also has 24 district jails, 60 sub-jails, 2 women jail, 1 borstal school, 29 open jails and a special jail.[16]

Sikkim

The state[17] also has a district prison at Namchi in South Sikkim.

One more district prison at Omchung was proposed in 2005-06.[18]

Tamil Nadu

The state[19] also has 9 district jails, 96 sub-jails, 3 women jails, 12 borstal schools, 3 open jails and 5 special jails.

Telangana

The state[21] also has 7 district jails, 33 sub-jails, a women jail, a borstal school, 1 open jail and 4 special jails. Telangana State Prisons Department has introduced the Video Linkage System between prisons and courts for the first time in the country, which enabled the delivery of speedy justice to prisoners under trial.

Tripura

The state[22] also has 2 district jails and 10 sub-jails. One women jail also exists in the complex of Kendriya Sansodhanagar, Tripura, Bishalgarh. A new district jail at Ambassa and a new sub-jail at Santirbazar will be opened in the near future.

Uttar Pradesh

The state[23] also has 57 district jails, 2 sub jails, a women jail and 2 special jails.

Uttarakhand

The state also has 7 district jails, 2 sub-jails and an open jail.

West Bengal

The state also has 12 district jails, 33 sub-jails, 1 women jails, 2 open jails and 3 special jails.

Union Territories

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Andaman & Nicobar Islands has 1 district jail, 3 sub-jails and a special jail.

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli has a sub-jail located at Silvassa.

Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu has 2 special jails, one each at Daman and Diu.

Delhi

Delhi also has 1 district jail and 1 women jail.

Lakshadweep

Union Territory Lakshadweep has 4 sub-jails.

Puducherry

It also has 1 sub-jail and 2 special jails.

Decommissioned

The following Indian prisons have been decommissioned and demolished:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Snapshots-2015" (PDF). www.ncrb.in. National Crime Records Bureau. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ↑ http://apprisons.gov.in/central-prisons.htm
  3. ↑ "Jails of Chattisgarh". jail.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Goa Prisons". Inspector General of Prisons. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Haryana Prisons". haryanaprisons.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. ↑ "HP Prisons". admis.hp.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Directorate of Prisons, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". www.jkprisons.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Directorate of Prisons, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". www.jkprisons.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Venkatesh, R. "Confined to chaos at Central Jail". Deccan Herald, Bangalore. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Karnataka Prisons". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Welcome to Prisons Department". Prison Department, Government of Mizoram, India. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Disclosures Under Sec 4 of Right to Information Act 2005 (Introduction)". nlsic.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  13. ↑ "PRISON ADMINISTRATION AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES". www.homeorissa.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  14. ↑ "Department of Home Affairs and Justice". Government of Punjab, India. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Prison population Statistics". Rajasthan Prisons. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "RTI Act - Category of Prisons" (PDF). Rajasthan Prisons. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "State Prisons, Government of Sikkim, India". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Report of State Govt committee on Omchung Jail miscalculation still awaited". Retrieved 28 July 2016 – via Sikkim Now!.
  19. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Prison Department - Organisation Chart". www.prisons.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  20. ↑ "TS Prisons Department". tsprisons.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  21. ↑ "Telangana State Prison Department". Telangana State Prison Department. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "About Us | Directorate of Prisons". prisons.tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  23. ↑ "U.P. Prisons". upprisons.up.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  24. ↑ "'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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