Amritsar, Punjab

Amritsar Central Jail

India

Status

In use

2024

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Prisons Department Punjab (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

Deaths at facility Capacity Reported population
Yes

20 November 2017

No Data
No Data
India

5,565

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

414

Detained Asylum Seekers

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FACILITY NAMES
Amritsar Central Jail
Location

Country: India

City & Region: Amritsar, Punjab, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: 31.601188, 74.843305

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2021
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2019
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Central Jail
2021
Management
Management
Type
Year
Prisons Department Punjab
Governmental
2021

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2015
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2015
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Pakistan

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2015
Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

High security

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2015
Psychologist Visits

At least once a week

2015
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
20 November 2017
N.A.
30 December 2014

MONITORING & ACCESS

Consular Access

Infrequently

2015

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2015