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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 31 July 2025)

Total CapacityPrison Population
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTransgenderTotal
934668010026184357291619180
       
CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender
Convicts24076400
Under trials1591766416
Detenues090100
Others1020000
Total1843572916
Total19180
  

Age wise Classification of Prisoners (as on 31 July 2025)

Age GroupMaleFemaleTransgender   
18 - 20 years10980801   
21 - 30 years906917612   
31 - 50 years715244702   
51 - 64 Years9518501   
65 and above1651300   
Total1843572916   
Total19180   
  

Foreign Prisoners(as on 31 July 2025)

CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender   
Convict370000   
Under trials51213700   
Others (Civil & Detenues)080000   
Total55713700   
Total694   
  

Classification of Under trials as per the Length of stay in Jail(as on 31 July 2025)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month251411604
01 - 03 months246912807
03 - 06 months21598102
06 - 12 months23007603
12 - 24 months229611900
24 - 36 months12855400
36 - 48 months10404900
48 - 60 months7772400
Above 60 months10771700
Total1591766416
Total16597  

Classification of Convict Prisoners as per term of imprisonment(as on 31 July 2025)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month190000
01 - 03 months290000
03 - 06 months720400
06 - 12 months1130200
01 - 02 years1890100
02 - 05 years3380200
05 - 10 years4181400
Above 10 years4380800
Life sentence7793300
Death sentence120000
Total24076400
Total2471  

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