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No. of complaints received from NHRC and their disposal during the year 2022:-

No. Of Complaints Pending At The Beginning Of The YearNo. Of Complaints ReceivedDisposed OffNo. Of Complaints Pending At The End Of The Year
31648510

Jail inspection during the year 2022:-

Sr.No.DepartmentNumber
1Medical1081
2Executive71
3Judicial58
4Board Visitor11
5Others41
Total1262

No. of Prisoners provided Legal Aid in 2022:-

Sr.No.GenderNo. of prisoners
1Male69881
2Female8780
3Transgender78
Total78739

Statistics At A Glance – Year 2022.
No. of jails: 16
Sanctioned capacity: 10026
Actual population as on 31-12-2022: 18497

Sr.No.CategoryNumber
1No. of women prisoners:670
2No. of convicts:1637
3No. of under trials:16759
4No. of foreigners:738

Total admissions of prisoners in a year: 64212
Total releases of prisoners in a year: 64010
No. of inmates taken to court: 329962 (avg. per day 904)
No. of inmates provided medical attendance: 331254 (avg. per day 907)
No. of prisoners referred to outside hospital: 25482(avg. per day 70)
No. of prisoners granted parole: 163
No. of complaints received from NHRC: 64
No. of life convicts: 638
No. of death sentence prisoners: 9
Number of Repeater prisoners: Male: 19806    Female: 376

Total accomplishment of mandate – no escape, no riots, no major violation.

Prison Statistics & Classification of Prison Population

(as on 30 September 2025)

Total CapacityPrison Population
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTransgenderTotal
934668010026189417561119708
       
CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender
Convicts23566901
Under trials1645768610
Detenues100100
Others1180000
Total1894175611
Total19708
  

Age wise Classification of Prisoners (as on 30 September 2025)

Age GroupMaleFemaleTransgender   
18 - 20 years11751300   
21 - 30 years934522307   
31 - 50 years732944004   
51 - 64 Years9396400   
65 and above1531600   
Total1894175611   
Total19708   
  

Foreign Prisoners(as on 30 September 2025)

CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender   
Convict370000   
Under trials50513100   
Others (Civil & Detenues)070000   
Total54913100   
Total680   
  

Classification of Under trials as per the Length of stay in Jail(as on 30 September 2025)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month316211500
01 - 03 months270012700
03 - 06 months21738705
06 - 12 months23718002
12 - 24 months218211302
24 - 36 months13735701
36 - 48 months9555600
48 - 60 months7202900
Above 60 months8212200
Total1645768610
Total17153  

Classification of Convict Prisoners as per term of imprisonment(as on 30 September 2025)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month200000
01 - 03 months400300
03 - 06 months680300
06 - 12 months1040300
01 - 02 years1760200
02 - 05 years3000201
05 - 10 years3691300
Above 10 years4581100
Life sentence8093200
Death sentence120000
Total23566901
Total2426  

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