Yerawada Central Jail
Coordinates | 18°33′52″N 73°53′23″E / 18.564575°N 73.889651°E |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Population | 3,600 [1] (as of 2005) |
Managed by | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Yerwada Central Jail is a noted high-security
Overview
The jail is spread over 512 acres,[2] holds over 5000 prisoners and is one of the largest prisons in South Asia.[1] Within the campus, the main high security jail is protected by four high walls [2] and is divided into various security zones and barracks [1] it even has egg-shaped cells meant for high-security prisoners.[3] It has been known for overcrowding and poor living conditions after news reports in 2003 lead to Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MHRC) issuing a notice.[4]
History
Yerwada Central Jail was built in 1871 by the British, when it was outside the city limits of Pune.[5][6]
Under British rule, the jail housed many Indian nationalist fighters including
During the Quit India movement, along with Mahatma Gandhi and many national leaders, many freedom fighters from the
During
In 1998, noted social worker
Yerwada Open Jail
Yerwada Open Jail (YOJ) is situated just outside the Yerwada Central jail within the campus and houses life sentence prisoners, who have amicably completed five years in the central jail. Here they live under basic security, and are not put in prison cells.
Programs
A program designed to spread
In 2007, in an effort to promote Indian medicinal plants, 8,500 saplings of sandalwood were planted within the central jail premises, while 9,000 saplings of Ashoka (Saraca indica) in its open jail.[27] An Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) related facility was started at the jail on 2 October 2008, by the Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society (MSACS), and within the following year 55 inmates including six women tested HIV positive.[28]
See also
- Harsul Central Jail
- Arthur Road Jail
References
- ^ a b c "Nothing suspicious about it!". The Times of India. 21 December 2005. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Murder convict escapes from Yerawada prison". The Times of India. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b news.outlookindia.com | Sanjay Dutt prisoner no C-15170 in Yerawada Jail Outlook, 3 August 2007.
- ^ "Panel takes up issue of Yerwada jail overcrowding". The Times of India. 18 February 2003. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b "About Yerwada Central Jail where Sanjay Dutt will be lodged". Sakal Times. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Yerwada Central Jail in Pune". Pune Online. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ The Radical Humanist, Volume 65 by Manabendra Nath Roy Maniben Kara, 2001 pp:23
- ^ "Freedom-fighters to hold August meet Yerwada jail". The Times of India. 4 July 2002. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "The Previous Fasts". The Indian Express. 19 January 1948. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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- Times of India. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Janata – Volume 61 – 2006 – Page 175
- ^ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha – 1976
- ^ "Unlearnt lessons of the Emergency". The Hindu. 13 June 2000. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Anna Hazare behind bars". Down to Earth. 30 September 1998.
- ^ "'Telgi won't live if sent to Yerwada'". MiD DAY. 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Yerawada jail — From Mahatma Gandhi to Ajmal Kasab". DNA. 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Painter, cook or… Gawli gets to choose a job in jail". The Times of India. 2 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- ^ Ajmal Kasab to be shifted to Pune’s Yerwada jail – Mumbai Terrorist Attacks – Zimbio
- ^ "Ajmal Kasab hanged and buried in Pune's Yerwada Jail". The Times of India. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Ajmal Kasab hanged". The Hindu. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Books bring relief to Yerwada's life convicts". The Times of India. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ "No religious differences in Yerawada open jail". Sakaal Times. 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Greenhouse rock". Pune Mirror. 24 May 2012.
- ^ Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi teachings, Yerwada jail, Yerwada prison, Sahyog trust, Asim Sarode, Gandhian principles in prison
- ^ "Authentic prison touch for Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail". DNA. 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Prison to grow medicinal plants". The Times of India. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Yerawada jail has 55 HIV+ve inmates". The Times of India. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
External links
- Media related to Yerwada Central Jail at Wikimedia Commons