India · Tamil Nadu · Vellore
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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
Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology
Operator
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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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World Prisons. (2026). Vellore Central Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/vellore-central-prison-in-tamil-nadu
"Vellore Central Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/vellore-central-prison-in-tamil-nadu.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Vellore Central Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/vellore-central-prison-in-tamil-nadu},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}