Prisons in Pakistan
Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial subject under the Constitution of Pakistan.[1]
Types of prisons
The most common and standard jail institutions are Central Jails, District Jails and Sub Jails. The other types of jail establishments are Women Jails, Borstal Schools, Open Jails and Special Jails.
List of Prisons
There are 99 operation prisons with authorized capacity of 45,210.[2][3] According to Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan there are 80 169 prisoners.[4]
Province | No of Prisons | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Balochistan | 11 | 2173 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 23 | 7982 |
Punjab | 40[5] | 21527 |
Sindh | 26[6] | 10285 |
Balochistan
Prisons Department of Balochistan has following Jails:[7]
Jails in Balochistan |
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Central Jail Mach |
Central Jail Khuzdar |
Central Jail Gadani |
Central Jail Mastung |
District Jail Quetta |
District Jail Sibi |
District Jail Kech |
District Jail Loralai |
District Jail Turbat |
District Jail Dera Murad Jamali |
District Jail Zhob |
Gilgit Baltistan
Prisons in Gilgit Baltistan are under jurisdiction of Home and Prison Department.
Jails in Gilgit Baltistan |
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District Jail Gilgit |
District Jail Ghizer |
District Jail Skardu |
District Jail Diamer |
Gahkuch Jail |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Prisons in Azad Jammu and Kashmir are under jurisdiction of AJK Prison Department.
Jails in Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
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Central Jail Mirpur |
Central Jail Muzaffarabad |
District Jail Bagh |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtukhwa Prisons inspectorate is an attached department of Home and Tribal Affairs Department. The Inspectorate of Prisons supervises the operation and management of 22 prisons and 5 internment centers.[8][9]
Jails in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[10] |
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High Security Prison Mardan |
Central Prison Peshawar |
Central Prison Haripur |
Central Prison Bannu |
Central Prison DI Khan |
District Jail Mansehra |
District Jail Kohat |
District Jail Timargara |
District Jail Abbottabad |
District Jail Chitral |
District Jail Swat |
Sub Jail Upper Dir |
Sub Jail Dassu Kohistan |
Sub Jail Battagram |
Sub Jail Charsadda |
Sub Jail Daggar |
Sub Jail Chakdara |
Sub Jail Karak |
Sub Jail Lakki Marwat |
Judicial Lockup Malakand |
Judicial Lockup Nowshehra |
Judicial Lockup Hangu |
Judicial Lockup Swabi |
Punjab
Serial No. | Name of Region | Name of Jail | Year of Construction [5] | |
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01. | Lahore Region | Central Jail Lahore (at Kot Lakhpat) | 1965–1967 | |
02. | Central Jail Gujranwala | 1854 | ||
03. | Central Jail Sahiwal | 1899 | ||
04. | District Jail Lahore | 1930 | ||
05. | District Jail Sheikhupura | 1921 | ||
06. | District Jail Kasur | 1929 | ||
07. | District Jail Sialkot | 1865 | ||
08. | Multan Region | New Central Jail Multan | 1930 | |
09. | New Central Jail Bahawalpur | 1955 | ||
10. | Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur | 1882 | ||
11. | Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan | 1913 | ||
12. | District Jail Multan | 1872 | ||
13. | District Jail Rajanpur | 1860 | ||
14. | District Jail Vehari | 2005-06 | ||
15. | Women Jail Multan | 1973-74 | ||
16. | District Jail Rahim Yar Khan | 1950 | ||
17. | District Jail Bahawalnagar | 1947 | ||
18. | District Jail Muzaffar Garh | 1908 | ||
19. | Rawalpindi Region | Central Jail Rawalpindi | 1985–86 | |
20. | District Jail Attock | 1906 | ||
21. | District Jail Jhelum | 1854 | ||
22. | District Jail Mandi Bahauddin | 1978 | ||
23. | District Jail Gujrat | 1930 | ||
24. | Sub Jail Chakwal | 1998 | ||
25. | Faisalabad Region | Central Jail Faisalabad | 1971 | |
26. | Central Jail Mianwali | 1903 | ||
27. | Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Faisalabad | 2001 | ||
28. | District Jail Faisalabad | 1873 | ||
29. | District Jail Jhang | 1975 | ||
30. | District Jail Toba Tek Singh | 2005-06 | ||
31. | District Jail Sargodha | 1910 | ||
32. | District Jail Shahpur | 1873 |
Sindh
Karachi Region
- Central Prison Karachi
- District Prison Malir Karachi
- Central Prison for Women Karachi
Hyderabad Region
- Central Prison Hyderabad
- Special Prison Nara Hyderabad
- District Prison Badin
- District Prison Mirpurkhas
- District Prison Shaheed Benazirabad
- District Prison Sanghar
- District Prison Dadu
- Open Prison Badin
Sukkur Region
- Central Prison Sukkur
- Central Prison Larkana
- Central Prison Khairpur
- District Prison Sukkur
- District Prison Shikarpur
- District Prison Naushahroferoze
- District Prison Ghotki
- District Prison Jacobabad
- Special Prison for Women Larkana
Training
Federal
National Academy for Prisons Administration is the Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry of Interior. The academy is based in Lahore.[11]
Sindh
Government of Sindh runs a training institute at Sindh Prisons Staff Training Institute Nara Hyderabad.[6]
Punjab
Government of Punjab runs Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute in Lahore.[12]
See also
Prison officers ranks:
- Inspector General of Prisons
- Deputy Inspector General of Prisons
- Assistant Inspector General of Prisons
- Superintendent of Jail
Related:
List:
References
- ↑ "Fourth Schedule: Legislative Lists". www.pakistani.org.
- ↑ Warraich, Asfand Yar (4 September 2016). "Prison reforms".
- ↑ "Reforming Pakistan's prisons - The Express Tribune". 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Pakistan - World Prison Brief". www.prisonstudies.org.
- 1 2 "History - Punjab Prisons". www.prisons.punjab.gov.pk.
- 1 2 "Sindh Prisons Department". sindh.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Prisons Department - Government of Balochistan". www.balochistan.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Home Department". www.hdkp.gov.pk.
- ↑ prisons.kp.gov.pk
- ↑
- ↑ User, Super. "National Academy for Prisons Administration,Lahore". www.interior.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Training of Staff - Punjab Prisons". www.prisons.punjab.gov.pk.