List of prisons in India



States

Andhra Pradesh

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

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's jail, an open jail and a special jail.

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh also has 11 district jails and 12 sub-jails.

Goa

  • Central Jail, Colvale
  • * Sub Jail Cum Judicial Lockup, Sada, Vascodigama

Gujarat

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

Haryana

  • Central Jail, Ambala
  • Central Jail-I, Hisar
  • Central Jail-II, Hisar
Haryana also has 18 district jails.

Himachal Pradesh

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

Jammu and Kashmir

  • Central Jail, Kotbhalwal, Jammu
  • Central Jail, Kathidarwara, Srinagar
The state also has 10 district jails, 2 sub-jails and 2 correction centers.
To augment the capacity of jails, the Government is building new jails at Pulwama, Anantnag, Kishtwar, and Doda.

Jharkhand

Jharkhand also has 16 District Jails, 6 Sub Jails, 1 Borstal School and 1 Open Jail cum Rehabilitation Center.

Karnataka

Karnataka has 105 prisons including 9 Central Prisons, 21 district prisons, 30 taluk jails, 44 revenue taluk jails, 1 borstal school, 1 open jail, 2 special jails and 1 other jail.

Kerala

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

Madhya Pradesh also has 41 District Jails, 73 Sub Jails and 6 Open Jails.

Maharashtra

The state also has 29 district jails, 100 sub-jails, 1 women's jail, 1 borstal school, 13 open jails, 1 special jail and 1 other jail.

Manipur

  • Manipur Central Jail, Imphal
  • Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa
There 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

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

Mizoram

The state also has 6 district jails.
There are 2 district jails which are currently inoperative because of the lack of armed guards.

Nagaland

The state also has 10 district jails.

Odisha

The state also has 9 district jails, 73 sub-jails, 1 women's jail, 1 open jail and 2 special jails.

Punjab

The state also has 7 district jails, 7 sub-jails, a women's jail, a borstal school and an open jail.
Construction work of new jails at Nabha and Mansa was nearing completion as of mid-2016.

Rajasthan

The state also has 24 district jails, 60 sub-jails, 2 women's jail, 1 borstal school, 29 open jails and a special jail.

Sikkim

  • State Central Prison, Rongyek
The state also has a district prison at Namchi in South Sikkim.
One more district prison at Omchung was proposed in 2005-06.

Tamil Nadu

The state also has 9 district jails, 96 sub-jails, 3 women's jails, 12 borstal schools, 3 open jails and 5 special jails.
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Telangana

The state also has 5 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

The state 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

Uttar Pradesh has the largest prison department in India and one of the largest around the world consisting of 73 total prisons.

Uttarakhand

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

West Bengal

  • Central Jail, Jalpaiguri
  • Central Jail, Berhampore
  • Central Jail, Midnapore
  • Central Jail, Dum Dum,Kolkata
  • Central Jail, Presidency, Alipore,Kolkata
  • Central Jail, Burdwan
The state also has 12 district jails, 33 sub-jails, 1 women's jails, 2 open jails and 3 special jails.

Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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

Chandigarh

  • Model Jail, Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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

Delhi also has 2 Open Jails and 3 Semi Open Jails.

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep has 4 Sub Jails.

Puducherry

  • Central Prison, Kalapet, Puducherry
Puducherry also has 1 Sub Jail and 2 Special Jails.

Decommissioned

The following Indian prisons have been decommissioned and demolished: