Central Jail Mianwali
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Central Jail Mianwali is an old and historical jail in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan located on Rawalpindi road nearly 8 kilometers away from Mianwali city. It is noted for housing a number of prominent prisoners, the most notable of these being Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
History
Mianwali Jail was constructed in 1904 with 293 prisoners in the Jail and was elevated as District jail in 1913. The inmates' population in 1913 was 228. Inside jail hospital crude death rate in 1911 was 6.49%. Major portion of the jail consists of muddy barracks and cell-blocks plastered with clay. In 1911, 364 prisoners remained admitted in the jail hospital, in 1912, 357 prisoners and in 1913, 516 prisoners. Prisoners in the jail were made to work and a variety of things were made by them which were put up for sale in the market. Profit earned in 1911 was Rs. 1863, in 1912, Rs. 1229 and in 1913, Rs. 1314. Nomenclature of the officer-in-charge of the jail during 1911-1913 was
Famous freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's hunger strike in 1929 in Mianwali Jail lasted 112 days, one of the world's longest hunger strikes at that time.[2][3]
After a
See also
- Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
- Central Jail Lahore
- Central Jail Faisalabad
- Headquarter Jail
- Central Jail Rawalpindi
- District Jail Rawalpindi
- National Academy for Prisons Administration
References
- ^ "Inspector General of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)". Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ (Abhishek Bansal) Bhagat Singh's hunger strike in jail lasted 112 days Google (inshorts) website, Published 14 August 2016, Retrieved 15 May 2022
- ^ Bhagat Singh's Hunger Strike (in 1929) The Hindustan Times (newspaper), Published 10 July 2019, Retrieved 15 May 2022
- ^ Badrul Ahsan, Syed (15 August 2018). "Pakistani jailer remembers incarcerated Bangabandhu". Dhaka Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Samad, Saleem (17 March 2021). "Bangabandhu in Mianwali Jail". The Business Standard (newspaper). Retrieved 15 May 2022.