High Security Prison, Sahiwal
| Location | Sahiwal, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Population | Nearly 100 prisoners |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Managed by | Government of the Punjab, Home Department |
| Director | Naveed Ashraf, Superintendent of Jail |
High Security Prison, Sahiwal is a jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, constructed to confine high-profile prisoners convicted in cases of terrorism and sabotage activities.
Two members of the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban were hung at the prison. [1][2]
Background
The jail which has been constructed on 98 acres with an estimated cost of Rs930.206 million will have capacity to hold 1,044 prisoners. [3]
It has an automatic locking system in individual cells and accommodates prisoners from other provinces. It also follows a provision incorporated in the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014. It has 70 percent of cellular confinement (500 individual cells) and 30 percent barrack system (6 barracks). [4]
See also
- Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
- Prison Officer
- Headquarter Jail
- National Academy for Prisons Administration
- Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute
References
- ^ "Two TTP terrorists hanged in Sahiwal prison". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Two TTP terrorists executed in Sahiwal prison: ISPR". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Country's first high-security prison 'ready for opening'". 14 January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "High security prison in Sahiwal shortly". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "First-ever high security prison ready for inauguration". gulfnews.com.
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