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Salem Central Prison is one of Tamil Nadu’s older correctional facilities, built in 1862 near Hastampatti in Salem city. Known…

Madurai Central Prison is one of Tamil Nadu’s oldest correctional facilities, built in 1865 in the state’s temple city. Operating…

Jaipur Central Jail is Rajasthan’s principal correctional facility, located near Ghat Gate on Agra Road in the state capital. Unlike…

Raipur Central Jail is Chhattisgarh’s principal correctional facility, tracing its roots back to 1873, when it was built under British…

Guwahati Central Jail is Assam’s primary central prison, with a history stretching back to 1881 when it first opened in…

Vadodara Central Jail carries one of the more architecturally distinctive stories among India’s central prisons — it was designed on…

Trichy Central Jail, officially the Tiruchirappalli Central Prison, is one of Tamil Nadu’s largest and oldest correctional facilities, sprawled across…

Indore Central Jail stands as one of Central India’s oldest correctional facilities, built during the era of Holkar rule under…

Central Jail Aguada is unlike any other prison on this list — it isn’t a jail anymore at all. Built…

Rajahmundry Central Jail carries one of the more unusual origin stories among India’s central prisons — it began life not…