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Central Jail Faisalabad

Central JailmaleOvercrowded (264%)ModerateMedium
Verified 1 Jan 2024
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  • A convicted prisoner trained as a weaver during confinement in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan weaving a red blanket used in Jail Hospitals on a traditional manual loom in 2010.jpg

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  • An outer view of Administrative Block of Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in October, 2011.JPG

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  • Convicted prisoners learning the art of tailoring and stiching the clothes during confinement in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010.jpg

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  • Correctional Activities at Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convict artists busy in drawing designs of carpets on graph papers.JPG

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  • Correctional Activities at Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convict weaver busy in weaving a Hospital Bed Sheet on a traditional manual loom.jpg

    Photo by Tariq Babur - en:User:Tariq babur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Correctional Activities at Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners receiving Quranic education.jpg

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  • Correctional Activities in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners busy in knitting Persian designs' carpets.jpg

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  • Correctional Activities in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 - Convicted prisoners working on a traditional manual Charkha.jpg

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Central Jail located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Sanctioned capacity: 2,200; actual population: 5,800 (264% occupancy). Under-trial prisoners: 4,300 (74% of population). Data from the JPP Prison Data Report 2024 (3rd edition), Justice Project Pakistan, and NCHR (National Commission for Human Rights) inspection reports.

Background

Central Jail Faisalabad is a prison in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It located on Jaranwala Road nearly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Faisalabad city.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

2,200

Current population

5,800

Occupancy

264%

Year opened

1971

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Government of Punjab

Population held

male

Opened

1971

Region

Punjab

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

Under-trial prisoners: 4,300 (74% of population).

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 264% of capacity

Compared to other facilities in Pakistan

119 peers
Occupancythis: 264% · peers avg: 240% (+10%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2200 · peers avg: 587 (+275%)

Data completeness

46%

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