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Vellore Central Prison

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It is the largest jail in the district and 2nd largest in Tamil Nadu after puzhal central prison, Convicts sentenced to imprisonment are confined in the jail from various districts of the Presidency as well as from Burma. Many prisoners sentenced to transpiration by the courts of this Presidency are retained when considered physically unfit for deportation to Andaman. The expenditure in the jail is recovered by the value of the convict labour.

Capacity

2,208

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1830

Operational

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1830

Region

Tamil Nadu

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Compared to other facilities in India

1738 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 2208 · peers avg: 869 (+154%)

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34%

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@misc{worldprisons-vellore-central-prison-in-t,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Vellore Central Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/vellore-central-prison-in-tamil-nadu},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}