List of prisons in India


As of 31 December 2018, there are 1,401 functioning jails in India, having a total capacity to house 3,96,223 prisoners.

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

Goa also has one sub-jail.
A modern central jail is under construction at Colvale, Bardez Goa.

Gujarat

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

Haryana

Haryana also has 16 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

The state also has 10 district jails and 2 sub-jails.
To augment the capacity of jails, the Government is building new jails at Pulwama, Anantnag, Kishtwar, Kargil and Doda.

Jharkhand

Jharkhand also has 15 district jails, 5 sub-jails, 1 borstal school and an open jail.

Karnataka

Karnataka also has 19 district prisons, 70 sub-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 39 district jails, 72 sub-jails and an open jail.
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

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

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.

Telangana

The state 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

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

The state also has 57 district jails, 2 sub-jails, a women's jail and 2 special jails.

Uttarakhand

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

West Bengal

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

Dadra and Nagar Haveli has a sub-jail located at Silvassa.

Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu has 2 special jails, one each at Daman and Diu.

Delhi

Delhi also has 1 district jail and 1 women's jail.

Lakshadweep

Union Territory Lakshadweep has 4 sub-jails.

Puducherry

It also has 1 sub-jail and 2 special jails.

Decommissioned

The following Indian prisons have been decommissioned and demolished: