Prior to 1958, a small Jail was located at Delhi Gate area of Delhi. In 1958, the prison was transferred from Delhi Gate to a site on the land of Tihar Village in western part of New Delhi. In the beginning, only one Central Jail was commissioned with the lodging capacity of 1273 prisoners. Till 1966, the administrative control of Delhi Jails was with the Government of the state of Punjab. The same was transferred to the Delhi Administration, Delhi in 1966. There was applicability of Punjab ... Explore a comprehensive and legally-informed perspective on Tihar Jail — India’s largest and most talked-about correctional facility. From its history to inmate rights and rehabilitation efforts, understand everything in this 2000-word informative guide. Welcome to Central Jail Delhi Prisons has three Prison Complexes, one at Tihar being one of the largest prison complex is in the world, comprising of nine central prisons , second at Rohini and third one at Mandoli having 6 Central Jails. The total population in sixteen prisons is around 19500 prisoners against the sanctioned capacity of 10026 prisoners. There has been steady increase in the prisoner’s population over the last years. In order to decongest the existing prisons Tihar Prison ... Name :Sh. S.B.K. Singh , IPSDesignation :Director General ( Prisons )Telephone No. :+91-11-28520695 (Off.)E-mail :dgtihar [at]nic [dot]inP.O Box No.
