High Security Prison, Sahiwal
| Location | Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Population | Nearly 100 prisoners |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Managed by | Government of the Punjab, Home Department |
| Director | Naveed Ashraf, Superintendent of Jail |
High Security Prison, Sahiwal is a jail in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, constructed to confine high-profile prisoners convicted in cases of terrorism and sabotage activities.
Background[edit]
The jail which has been constructed on 98 acres with an estimated cost of Rs930.206 million will have capacity to hold 1,044 prisoners.[1]
It has an automatic locking system in individual cells and accommodates prisoners from other provinces. It also follows a provision incorporated in the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014. It has 70 percent of cellular confinement (500 individual cells) and 30 percent barrack system (6 barracks).[2]
See also[edit]
- Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Punjab Prisons
- Prison Officer
- Headquarter Jail
- National Academy for Prisons Administration
- Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute
- Punjab Prison Staff Training College, Sahiwal
References[edit]
- ^ "Country's first high-security prison 'ready for opening'". 14 January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "High security prison in Sahiwal shortly". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "First-ever high security prison ready for inauguration". gulfnews.com.
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