Heritage Jail Museum also known as Jail Museum and Sangareddy District Jail is a 220-year-old colonial-era jail, now converted into a museum. It is located in
Sangareddy
Sangareddy, is a city and district headquarters of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after the ruler Sanga, who was the son of Rani Shankaramba, a ruler of Medak district, Medak during the period of Nizams. ...
,
Sangareddy district
Sangareddy district, is a List of districts of Telangana, district in the Indian state of Telangana. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. The district shares boundaries with Medak district, Medak, Medchal–Malkaj ...
of Indian state
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
. The jail allows tourists to live a prisoner's life for 24 hours at a price of Rs.500 ($A9.90). The museum displays the paintings and other artifacts related to crime and prison life in India.
History
According to the PWD Records, this imprison was built during the Prime Ministership of
Salar Jung I
Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, (21 January 1829 – 8 February 1883), known simply as Salar Jung I, was an Indian nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State between 1853 until his death in 1883. He also served as regent fo ...
in 1796 A.D., during
Nizam
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
rule in the
princely state of Hyderabad. It was closed in 2012.
Museum
In June 2016, the jail was converted into a museum by prison department, when M. Lakshmi Narasimha, the Deputy SP of the jail came up with the ''Feel The Jail'' idea. We Can feel the jail there only by paying Rs 500 for twenty four hours without committing any crime. You will be treated like prisoners, You Have to wear prisoner's dress , and eat a food prepared by the prisoners in nearby jail and in the utensils which are provided to prisoners . You have to clean your utensils like a prisoner and you also have to do some work provided by the jail authorities such are gardening or any other simple task. You are not allowed to use your mobile . you are items such as mobile , wallet etc are kept in locker which will be given to you when you leave the prison . If its become difficult for you remain in the prison until the full day ends you have to pay fine for it .This jail makes us realize us the real value of freedom.
See also
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List of jail and prison museums
Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons.
Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. For example, see Old St. J ...
References
External links
Telangana State Prison Department
Museums in Telangana
Prisons in India
Prison museums in India
Museums established in 2016
1796 establishments in India
2016 establishments in Telangana
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