Chanchalguda Central Jail

Chanchalguda Central Jail
Location	Hyderabad, India
Coordinates	17°21′57″N 78°30′00″E / 17.365742°N 78.500068°ECoordinates: 17°21′57″N 78°30′00″E / 17.365742°N 78.500068°E
Status	Open
Security class	Maximum
Capacity	1000
Opened	1876

Chanchalguda Central Jail, located in Hyderabad, India, is one of the oldest jails in the country.^[1] The jail is in the old city of Hyderabad at Chanchalguda. It was constructed during the regime of the Nizam of Hyderabad by chief architect Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig,^[2] and remains operational today.

The jail has an official capacity of 1000 inmates, but has recently come to exceed 1600 inmates and is said to be overcrowded. An average of 40 new inmates arrive at the jail daily.^[3] In 2012, renovations began to update the amenities and expand the occupancy of the jail. Following the introduction of an adult literacy program, Chanchalguda Central Jail reported a 100% literacy rate from 1989-90.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b . "TS Prisons Department". tsprisons.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "'Richest' Gali now baths under trees at Chanchalguda". The Times of India. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Jails in Hyderabad, Cherlapalli Central Jail, Chanchalguda Jail". www.hyderabadonline.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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[:0-1] . "TS Prisons Department". tsprisons.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[2] "'Richest' Gali now baths under trees at Chanchalguda". The Times of India. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[3] "Jails in Hyderabad, Cherlapalli Central Jail, Chanchalguda Jail". www.hyderabadonline.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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