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Central Jail Mumbai

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The Mumbai Central Jail, also referred to as Arthur Road Jail, was built in 1926, and is Mumbai's largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city's prisoners. It was declared a Central Jail in 1972. Although its name was changed to Mumbai Central Prison, it is still often referred to as Arthur Road Jail. The jail occupies 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land.

Capacity

1,074

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1926

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1926

Region

Maharashtra

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Known issues

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Capacity (beds)this: 1074 · peers avg: 881 (+22%)

Data completeness

36%

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@misc{worldprisons-central-jail-mumbai,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Central Jail Mumbai},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-mumbai},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}