Central Jail Sahiwal

Central Jail Sahiwal
Location Sahiwal, Pakistan
Status Operational
Security class Maximum
Population 4002[1] (as of 14 November 2011)
Opened 1873
Managed by Government of the Punjab, Home Department
Director Gulzar Ahmed Butt, Superintendent of Jail

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.

Prison industries

The following prison industries are functioning in the jail[2] 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
  2. ↑ Record of Manufacturing Jails maintained at the Industry Branch of the Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore under superivision of A.I.G (Prison Industries).
  3. ↑ Famous saying.

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