Hijli Detention Camp
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How to send mail, money, and visit Hijli Detention Camp
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Background
Hijli Detention Camp (now called Shaheed Bhavan, IIT Kharagpur), is a former detention camp operated during the period of British colonial rule in India. It is located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur (a part of former Hijli Kingdom), in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India.
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.