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Number of prisoners across India in 2019, by jail type
Population of inmates in India 2019, by jail type
In 2019, central jails in India held the largest number of prisoners accounting for approximately *** thousand, while borstal schools held about *** prisoners. Despite *** sub-jails in the country, they held only over ** thousand prisoners that year.
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National Crime Records Bureau. (August 27, 2020). Number of prisoners across India in 2019, by jail type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/701980/population-of-inmates-by-jail-type-india/
National Crime Records Bureau. "Number of prisoners across India in 2019, by jail type." Chart. August 27, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/701980/population-of-inmates-by-jail-type-india/
National Crime Records Bureau. (2020). Number of prisoners across India in 2019, by jail type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/701980/population-of-inmates-by-jail-type-india/
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Number of prisoners across India in 2019, by jail type [Graph], National Crime Records Bureau, August 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/701980/population-of-inmates-by-jail-type-india/
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