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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 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 ().
The Cellular Jail, also known as 'Kālā Pānī' (transl. 'Black Water'), was a British colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling criminals and political prisoners.
Tihar Prisons, popularly known as Tihar Jail, are a prison complex in India and are one of the largest complexes of prisons in India. There are 9 functional prisons spread over more than 400 acres. [2] [3] Run by Department of Delhi Prisons, the prison contains nine central prisons, and is one of the three prison complexes in Delhi. The other ...
Beginning in the early 1980s, Black Warrant is based on historical events told from the perspective of Sunil Gupta, who was a jailer for 35 years at Tihar Prisons.The first season covers Gupta's experiences until 1984, and features real-life criminals, including Charles Sobhraj and Ranga-Billa.
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Bareilly Central Jail was built in 1848 at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, India, at a time when the authorities of the British East India Company were introducing a policy of constructing central prisons to house those convicted for long terms. The prisons were located in proximity to military bases so that soldiers could be called upon to quell ...
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.