Location Sahiwal, Pakistan Security class Maximum Opened 1873 | Status Operational Address Sahiwal, Pakistan | |
Population 4002 (as of 14 November 2011) Managed by Government of the Punjab, Home Department Director kamran Anjum Superintendent of Jail Similar Central Jail Gujranwala, New Central Jail Bahawalpur, New Central Jail Multan, District Jail Sialkot, District Jail Sheikhupura | ||
Central Jail Sahiwal is an ancient Jail situated in Sahiwal, Pakistan. It is the largest jail in Pakistan with reference to the area and agricultural land adjacent to it, recently it has been upgraded with the construction and activation of new High Security Jail Sahiwal adjacent to the previous jail on the same area. With further development like Police Training Academy under construction
Prison industries
The following prison industries are functioning in the jail to train the convicted prisoners in various trades and handicrafts so that they could earn their living after release form Jail, utilise prison labour in profitable works for benefit of state exchequer, and keep the prisoners busy in useful tasks.
References
Central Jail Sahiwal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA