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Capacity of jails across India in 2019, by type
Capacity of prisons in India 2019, by type
In 2019, central jails in India could hold the most number of prisoners, amounting to over *** thousand, while borstal schools only could hold about prisoners. The central and district jails in the country were over populated that year with occupancy rate over *** percent.
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National Crime Records Bureau. (August 27, 2020). Capacity of jails across India in 2019, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/701972/capacity-of-jails-by-type-india/
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