Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojappura, also known as "Poojappura Central Jail", or "Central Prison, Thiruvananthapuram", is a jail in

Poojappura Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in India. It is known as heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is located in the south-east part of the city, surrounded by Jagathy, Karamana, Mudavanmugal and Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram, Thirumala ...

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. It was established in1886 as a part of

Travancore The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...

It is one of three Kerala prisons along with

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...

and

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

Notable inmates

* Vaikom Muhammad Basheer – activist and writer; released in 1943 *Dharmarajan – convicted in the Suryanelli rape case * K.P. Jayanandan – serial killer; escaped and was recaptured in 2013 *

Kayamkulam Kochunni Kayamkulam Kochunni (born c. 1818) was a revolutionary from Kayamkulam, who lived during the late 19th century. He was active in the Travancore area in the present-day Kerala, India. He is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor ...

– legendary outlaw; possibly * Rosamma Punnoose – activist and politician; was arrested along with her sister; was released in 1942

References

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