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Central Jail, Kotbhalwal, Jammu [5] Central Jail, Kathidarwara, Srinagar [6] The state also has 10 district jails, 2 sub-jails and 2 correction centers. [7]To augment the capacity of jails, the Government is building new jails at Pulwama, Anantnag, Kishtwar, and Doda ().
Prisons, and their administration, is a state subject covered by item 4 under the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.The management and administration of prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State governments, and is governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 and the Prison manuals of the respective state governments.
Central Prisons & Correctional Centers [8] are meant for confining persons sentenced to undergo imprisonment above 6 months, prisoners convicted by Court Martial, detenues and civil prisoners. There are four Central Prison & Correctional Homes, situated at Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kannur.
After the district was renamed as Vijayapura, the jail is also renamed as the Central Prison, Vijayapura. It is the oldest prison complex in Karnataka [2] and one of the oldest jail buildings in India. It was built by Nawab Mustafa Khan in 1640, a noble of Mohammad Adil Shah. [1] Earlier, the jail served as an inn (sarai) for king's special guests.
Established in 1997, it became the central prison of Bengaluru in 2000 when the old jail, which has since been converted to Freedom Park, was shut for renovation. [2] [3] As of July 2023, the prison is spread over 40 acres and is the most overcrowded prison in Karnataka with more than 5,000 inmates despite its capacity being only 2,200. [4] [5]
Prison officers ranks in India (2 P) Prisons in Andhra Pradesh (2 P) Prisons in Assam (2 P) ... The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Yerwada Central Jail is a noted high-security prison in Yerwada, Pune in Maharashtra.This is the largest prison in the state of Maharashtra, and also one of the largest prisons in South Asia, housing over 5,000 prisoners (2017) spread over various barracks and security zones, besides an open jail just outside its premises.