India · Telangana · Hyderabad
Chanchalguda Central Jail
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Background
Chanchalguda Central Jail, located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, is one of the oldest jails in the country. The jail is in the old city of Hyderabad at Chanchalguda. It was constructed during the reign of the Nizam of the Hyderabad State, and remains operational today. The jail has an official capacity of 1000 inmates, but is said to be overcrowded, with inmate numbers having recently come to exceed 1,600. An average of 40 new inmates arrive at the jail daily.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1879
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1879
Region
Telangana
Security level
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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
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
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- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
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