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Central Prison, Kannur

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Background

Central Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur, is situated in Pallikkunnu in Kannur, Kerala state of India. It was the first Central Jail established in Kerala in the year of 1869. It is authorised to accommodate 1062 prisoners. It is one of the three central prisons other than Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur situated in Kerala. Kannur Central Prison is the first one in India to have a literature festival screening, it was an initiative by the Wayanad Literature Festival (2024).

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1869

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Government of Kerala

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1869

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Known issues

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