Central Jail Faisalabad is a jail in

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

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located on

Jaranwala Jaranwala ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.

road nearly east of

city.

History

The jail was built in 1967 and formally inaugurated on 1st day of July 1971. It was constructed with a view to confine long-term prisoners of Faisalabad Region (except

Mianwali Mianwali ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities. History Mianwali District was an agricu ...

and adjoining districts) and to function as

Headquarter Jail The term Headquarter Jail or Headquarter Prison means one of the Jails (usually a Central Jail) in a Circle (a group of prisons) in any province of Pakistan, whose Superintendent or Officer-in-Charge is assigned with the administrative and financial ...

for subordinate Jail staffers of the region. After creation of four regions of jails in the province of

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stationed at

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and

, the role of

has been shifted from the Superintendent of Central / Headquarter Jail Faisalabad to the regional Deputy Inspector General of Prisons in the year 2004.

Family Rooms

A scheme for construction of ''Family Rooms'', an entirely new concept in

, for long-term convicted prisoners at larger jails including Central Jail Faisalabad was initiated in the year 2006. After completion of these Family Rooms, the prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and other long-term inmates will be facilitated to keep their wives with them for three days once in every quarter of a year. The facility shall be provided subject to verification of the good conduct of the prisoner and their family members by the jail authorities, the District administration and the concerned police.

Prison industries

The following prison industries are functioning in the jailRecord of Manufacturing Jails maintained at the Industry Branch of the Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore under superivision of A.I.G (Prison Industries). to train the convicted prisoners in various trades and handicrafts so that they can earn a living after their release, utilise prison labour for the profit of the state exchequer, and keep the prisoners busy in useful tasks. * Jail Warden Uniform Tailoring / Stitching Unit * Prisoner Chadar Weaving Unit * Hospital Bed Sheet Weaving Unit * Hospital Patients' Blanket Weaving Unit * Carpet Knitting Unit * Phenyle Manufacturing Unit There are 1,826 convicted prisoners at the jail, of which 428 have been

sentenced to death Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

. Of the 1,082 prisoners under trial, 682 are employed in prison industry.

Gallery

File:Correctional Activities at Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convict artists busy in drawing designs of carpets on graph papers.JPG, Central Jail Faisalabad offers recreational programmes for prisoners - Two convict artists busy in drawing designs of carpets on graph papers at Industrial Workshops of the jail, in 2010 File:A convicted prisoner trained as a weaver during confinement in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan weaving a red blanket used in Jail Hospitals on a traditional manual loom in 2010.jpg, A convicted prisoner trained as a weaver during confinement weaving a red blanket used in Jail Hospitals on a traditional manual loom in 2010. File:Convicted prisoners learning the art of tailoring and stiching the clothes during confinement in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010.jpg, Convicted prisoners learning the art of

tailoring A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

and stitching the clothes during confinement File:Correctional Activities in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners busy in knitting Persian designs' carpets.jpg, Convicted prisoners busy in knitting Persian designs'

carpet A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester hav ...

s in the carpet industry of the jail in 2010 File:Correctional Activities at Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convict weaver busy in weaving a Hospital Bed Sheet on a traditional manual loom.jpg, Convict weaver busy in weaving a hospital

bed sheet A bed sheet is a rectangular piece of cloth used either singly or in a pair as bedding, which is larger in length and width than a mattress, and which is placed immediately above a mattress or bed, but below blankets and other bedding (such as ...

on a traditional manual

loom A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but th ...

in the industrial workshops of the jail, in 2010 File:Correctional Activities in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners working on a traditional manual Charkha.jpg, Correctional Activities in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners working on a traditional manual Charkha

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