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The 1,306 prisons in the country consist of 145 Central Jails, 413 District Jails, 565 Sub Jails, 88 Open Jails, 44 Special Jails, 29 Women Jails, 19 Borstal Schools and 3 Other Jails. Delhi has the highest number of Central Jails while Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of District Jails. Rajasthan has the highest total number of Jails.[1]Table of ContentsAndhra Pradesh[edit]Arunachal Pradesh[edit]Assam[edit]Bihar[edit]Chhattisgarh[edit]Goa[edit]Gujarat[edit]Haryana[edit]Himachal Pradesh[edit]Jammu and Kashmir[edit]Jharkhand[edit]Karnataka[edit]Kerala[edit]Madhya Pradesh[edit]Maharashtra[edit]Manipur[edit]Meghalaya[edit]Mizoram[edit]Nagaland[edit]Odisha[edit]Punjab[edit]Rajasthan[edit]Sikkim[edit]Tamil Nadu[edit]Telangana[edit]Tripura[edit]Uttar Pradesh[edit]Uttarakhand[edit]West Bengal[edit]Union Territories[edit]Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit]Chandigarh[edit]Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu[edit]Delhi[edit]Lakshadweep[edit]Puducherry[edit]Decommissioned[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Andhra Pradesh[edit]Besides the above four central prisons, the state has 7 district jails, 99 sub-jails, a women’s jail and an open jail.Arunachal Pradesh[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The state has two district jails at Itanagar and at Tezu respectively.Assam[edit]Apart from the above-mentioned 6 central jails, Assam has 22 district jails, 1 sub-jail, an open jail and a special jail.Bihar[edit]The state also has 31 district jails, 17 sub-jails, a women’s jail, an open jail and a special jail.Chhattisgarh[edit]Chhattisgarh[3] also has 11 district jails and 12 sub-jails.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Goa[edit]Aguada Central Jail, AguadaGoa[4] also has one sub-jail (which is in this case is a women’s jail).A modern central jail is under construction at Colvale, Bardez Goa.Gujarat[edit]Gujarat also has 7 district jails, 11 sub-jails, a women’s jail, 2 open jails and 2 special jails.Haryana[edit]Central Jail, AmbalaCentral Jail-I, HisarCentral Jail-II, HisarHaryana also has 18 district jails.[5]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Himachal Pradesh[edit]Himachal Pradesh also has 2 district jails, 8 sub-jails, 1 borstal school and an open air jail.[6]Jammu and Kashmir[edit]The state also has 10 district jails, 2 sub-jails and 2 correction centers.[9]To augment the capacity of jails, the Government is building new jails at Pulwama, Anantnag, Kishtwar, Kargil and Doda (Bhaderwah).[citation needed]Jharkhand[edit]Jharkhand also has 16 District Jails, 6 Sub Jails, 1 Borstal School and 1 Open Jail cum Rehabilitation Center.[10]Karnataka[edit]Karnataka[12] also has 19 district prisons, 70 sub-jails, 1 borstal school, 1 open jail, 2 special jails and 1 other jail (Juvenile Jail).Kerala[edit]Kerala also has 11 district jails, 16 sub-jails, 3 women’s jail, 1 borstal school, 3 open jails, 16 special jails and 1 other jail.Madhya Pradesh[edit]Central Jail, IndoreCentral Jail, GwaliorCentral Jail, JabalpurCentral Jail, BhopalCentral Jail, RewaCentral Jail, SatnaCentral Jail, UjjainCentral Jail, SagarCentral Jail, NarsinghpurCentral Jail, BarwaniCentral Jail, HoshangabadMadhya Pradesh also has 41 District Jails, 73 Sub Jails and 6 Open Jails.[10]Maharashtra[edit]The state also has 28 district jails, 100 sub-jails, 1 women’s jail, 1 borstal school, 13 open jails, 1 special jail and 1 other jail.Manipur[edit]Manipur Central Jail, ImphalManipur Central Jail, SajiwaThere are two district jails at Churachandpur and Chandel. Both are non-functional.There is also a sub-jail at Jiribam which is temporarily closed.Meghalaya[edit]Although the state has 4 district jails, it does not have any central jail.Mizoram[edit]The state[13] 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.[13]Nagaland[edit]The state[14] also has 10 district jails.Odisha[edit]The state[15] also has 9 district jails, 73 sub-jails, 1 women’s jail, 1 open jail and 2 special jails.Punjab[edit]The state also has 7 district jails, 7 sub-jails, a women’s jail (in Ludhiana), a borstal school and an open jail.Construction work of new jails at Nabha and Mansa was nearing completion as of mid-2016.[16]Rajasthan[edit]The state[17] also has 24 district jails, 60 sub-jails, 2 women’s jail, 1 borstal school, 29 open jails and a special jail.[18]Sikkim[edit]State Central Prison, RongyekThe state[19] also has a district prison at Namchi in South Sikkim.One more district prison at Omchung was proposed in 2005-06.[20]Tamil Nadu[edit]The state[21] also has 9 district jails, 96 sub-jails, 3 women’s jails, 12 borstal schools, 3 open jails and 5 special jails.Tamil Nadu Prison Department Contact details are here.Telangana[edit]The state[23] also has 7 district jails, 33 sub-jails, a women’s jail, a borstal school, 1 open jail and 4 special jails. Telangana State Prisons Department 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[edit]The state[24] also has 2 district jails and 10 sub-jails. One women’s 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[edit]Naini Central Prison, AllahabadCentral Jail, GorakhpurCentral Jail, AyodhyaCentral Jail, EtawahCentral Jail, VaranasiFatehgarh Jail, FatehgarhAawadha Central Jail, FaizabadBareilly Central Jail, BareillyAgra Jail, AgraSadar Jail, DeoriaUttar Pradesh has the largest prison department in India and one of the largest around the world consisting of 73 total prisons (As of 2021[update]).Uttarakhand[edit]The state also has 7 district jails, 2 sub-jails and an open jail.West Bengal[edit]Central Jail, JalpaiguriCentral Jail, BerhamporeCentral Jail, MidnaporeCentral Jail, Dum Dum,KolkataCentral Jail, Presidency, Alipore,KolkataCentral Jail, BurdwanThe state also has 12 district jails, 33 sub-jails, 1 women’s jails, 2 open jails and 3 special jails.Union Territories[edit]Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit]Andaman and Nicobar Islands has 1 district jail, 3 sub-jails, and a special jail.Chandigarh[edit]Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu[edit]Dadra and Nagar Haveli has a sub-jail located at Silvassa. Daman and Diu have 2 special jails, one each at Daman and Diu.Delhi[edit]Central Jail No. 1, TiharCentral Jail No. 2, TiharCentral Jail No. 3, TiharCentral Jail No. 4, TiharCentral Jail No. 5, TiharCentral Jail No. 6, TiharCentral Jail No. 7, TiharCentral Jail No. 8, TiharCentral Jail No. 9, TiharCentral Jail No. 10, RohiniCentral Jail No. 11, MandoliCentral Jail No. 12, MandoliCentral Jail No. 13, MandoliCentral Jail No. 14, MandoliCentral Jail No. 15, MandoliCentral Jail No. 16, MandoliDelhi also has 2 Open Jails (one for male and female each) and 3 Semi Open Jails.[10]Lakshadweep[edit]Lakshadweep has 4 Sub Jails.[10]Puducherry[edit]Central Prison, Kalapet, PuducherryPuducherry also has 1 Sub Jail and 2 Special Jails.[10]Decommissioned[edit]The following Indian prisons have been decommissioned and demolished:See also[edit]References[edit]^ “NCRB Executive Summary 2020” (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau. Retrieved 16 August 2022.^ “Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department – Hyderabad”.^ “Jails of Chhattisgarh”. jail.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-24.^ “Goa Prisons”. Inspector General of Prisons. Retrieved 2016-07-24.^ “Jails in Haryana | Haryana Prisons, Government of Haryana, India”. haryanaprisons.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-08-16.^ “HP Prisons”. hpprisons.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-08-16.^ “Directorate of Prisons, Government of Jammu & Kashmir”. www.jkprisons.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25.^ “Directorate of Prisons, Government of Jammu & Kashmir”. www.jkprisons.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25.^ “Directorate of Prisons, Government of Jammu & Kashmir”. www.jkprisons.org. Retrieved 2022-08-16.^ a b c d e “Jail Details as on 31st December 2020” (PDF). National Crime Records Bureau. p.\u00a033-40. Retrieved 16 August 2022.^ a b c d Venkatesh, R. “Confined to chaos at Central Jail”. Deccan Herald, Bangalore. Retrieved 8 March 2014.^ “Karnataka Prisons”. Retrieved 26 July 2016.^ a b “Welcome to Prisons Department”. Prison Department, Government of Mizoram, India. Retrieved 27 July 2016.^ “Disclosures Under Sec 4 of Right to Information Act 2005 (Introduction)”. nlsic.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-07-26.^ “PRISON ADMINISTRATION AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES”. www.homeorissa.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-25.^ “Department of Home Affairs and Justice”. Government of Punjab, India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.^ “Prison population Statistics”. Rajasthan Prisons. Retrieved 28 July 2016.^ “RTI Act – Category of Prisons” (PDF). Rajasthan Prisons. Retrieved 28 July 2016.^ “State Prisons, Government of Sikkim, India”. Retrieved 28 July 2016.^ “Report of State Govt committee on Omchung Jail miscalculation still awaited”. Retrieved 28 July 2016 \u2013 via Sikkim Now!.^ “Tamil Nadu Prison Department – Organisation Chart”. www.prisons.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-07-25.^ “TS Prisons Department”. tsprisons.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-28.^ “Telangana State Prison Department”. Telangana State Prison Department. Retrieved 29 July 2016.[permanent dead link]^ “About Us | Directorate of Prisons”. prisons.tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-07-28.^ “Patna has lost its charm”. B K Mishra,TNN. The Times of India (Patna). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-prisons-in-india\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of prisons in India"}}]}]