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Sabarmati Central Jail

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Sabarmati Central Jail Main prison of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Sabarmati Central Jail Sabarmati Central Jail is the main prison in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. It was established in 1895.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabarmati_Central_Jail#cite_note-1) Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned there for a few days in 1922.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabarmati_Central_Jail#cite_note-2) The prison is the hub of various activities for Reformation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Prisoners. Educational Institutes like IGNOU and BAOU are giving all correspondence courses to prisoners. Spiritual Organizations of the Country like Patanjali Yogapeeth, Art Of Living, Ramkrishna Mission, ISKCON, Chinmay Mission, All World Gayatri Pariwar, Arya Samaj, Swadhyay Parivar, Isha Yoga Foundation, Brhmakumari, Bharat Sevashram Sangh, Shrimad Rajchandra Mission etc. are giving lectures, seminars, workshops and diving training.

Capacity

530

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1895

Operational

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1895

Region

Ahmedabad

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

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@misc{worldprisons-sabarmati-central-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Sabarmati Central Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sabarmati-central-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}