Himachal Pradesh हिन्दी में
 
 
 
HOME DEPARTMENT \ POLICE \ VIGILANCE \ PROSECUTION \ PRISON \ FORENSICS \ HOME GUARDS \ FIRE SERVICES
 
   
Home
Right to Information
Organization
Budget
Programme
Acts and Rules
Manual and Instructions
Publications
Statistics
Audio Visuals
 

PRISON -

  

Organisation


Existing authorized Accommodation available in different jails to lodge prisoners and population of prisoners as on 31.8.2005 below. Total authorized capacity of Jails in H.P. is 972. The overcrowding in some jails is mainly due to ongoing repairs etc. at Sub Jail Shimla and District Jail Dharmsala.  

The year wise average population o prisoners in H.P. Jails for the last 10 years i.e.1996 to 2005 is as under:-

YEAR

CONVICTS

UNDERTRAIL

OTHERS

TOTAL

 

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

1996

165

6

171

273

2

275

-

-

-

438

8

446

1997

158

1

159

289

6

295

-

-

-

447

7

454

1998

256

3

259

330

19

349

-

-

-

586

22

608

1999

301

6

307

379

13

392

-

-

-

680

19

699

2000

351

11

362

513

19

532

-

-

-

864

30

894

2001

384

11

395

497

15

512

-

-

-

881

26

907

2002

412

7

419

458

20

478

-

-

-

870

27

897

2003

355

8

363

480

23

503

-

-

-

835

31

866

2004

503

15

518

511

22

533

-

-

-

1014

37

1051

2005
(31/8)

575

26

601

457

20

477

-

-

-

1032

46

1078

 
 
   
   
HP High Court | Reports | Associated Websites | Related Links | Feedback | RTI | Ministry of Home Affairs | Contacts | Sitemap | Disclaimer