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Chanchalguda Central Jail

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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.

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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

1,000

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1879

Operational

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1879

Region

Telangana

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

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@misc{worldprisons-chanchalguda-central-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Chanchalguda Central Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chanchalguda-central-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}