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[ Prison centre in Assam, India Guwahati Central Jail Guwahati Central Jail is a prison located at the center of [Guwahati city in Assam, India.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati_Central_Jail#cite_note-2) It is one of 31 prisons located in the state of Assam.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati_Central_Jail#cite_note-3) Spread over 28 acres (0.11km2) including 11 acres (0.045km2) of the actual jail area, it was constructed with a capacity for 900 male inmates and 100 female inmates, for a total of 1000 inmates.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati_Central_Jail#cite_note-guwahati-plus-2016-1)

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Guwahati Central Jail is a prison located at the center of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is one of 31 prisons located in the state of Assam. Spread over 28 acres (0.11 km2) including 11 acres (0.045 km2) of the actual jail area, it was constructed with a capacity for 900 male inmates and 100 female inmates, for a total of 1000 inmates.

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Capacity

1,000

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1881

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1881

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-guwahati-central-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Guwahati Central Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/guwahati-central-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}