Central Jail Lahore is a prominent prison situated in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
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Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
at Rakh Chandra (
Kot Lakhpat). The prison is also known as Kot Lakhpat Jail with reference to its location. The jail houses more than four times the 4000 prisoner capacity it was built for. Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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prisoner
Sarabjit Singh
Sarabjit Singh Attwal (also spelled Sarabjeet Singh; 1963 or 1964 – 2 May 2013) (alleged to be Manjit Singh Rattu by Pakistan) was an Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court. He was tried and convicted by ...
, who was convicted of
terrorism
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Government of Punjab, Pakistan
The Government of the Punjab ( ur, ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 distr ...
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Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
The Punjab Prisons is a correctional organization, a uniformed service and an attached department of the provincial Home Department in Punjab, Pakistan. The organization works under administrative control of the Additional Chief Secretary Home ...
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Central Jail Faisalabad
Central Jail Faisalabad is a jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan located on Jaranwala road nearly east of Faisalabad 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 ...
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Central Jail Mianwali
Central Jail Mianwali is an old and historical jail in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan located on Rawalpindi road nearly 8 kilometers away from Mianwali city. It is noted for housing a number of prominent prisoners, the most notable of these b ...
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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 ...
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Central Jail Rawalpindi
Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) is a prominent prison in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
History
The Central Jail Rawalpindi was built from the late 1970s and early 1980s during the military regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, aft ...
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District Jail Rawalpindi
District Jail Rawalpindi was a prominent jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan located opposite Rawalpindi District Courts. It was established in 1882 on an area of . The Jail was inherited by the Punjab Prisons Department besides 18 other Jails after ...
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National Academy for Prisons Administration National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA) formerly known as Central Jail Staff Training Institute (CJSTI) ( ur, ) is a Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry o ...
References
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Prisons in Pakistan