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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 June 2026)

Total CapacityPrison Population
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTransgenderTotal
934668010026201438110720961
       
CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender
Convicts22586201
Under trials1776274906
Detenues090000
Others1140000
Total2014381107
Total20961
  

Age wise Classification of Prisoners (as on 30 June2026)

Age GroupMaleFemaleTransgender   
18 - 20 years12811800   
21 - 30 years984828504   
31 - 50 years777340303   
51 - 64 Years10518200   
65 and above1902300   
Total2014381107   
Total20961   
  

Foreign Prisoners(as on 30 June 2026)

CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender   
Convict340000   
Under trials55514500   
Others (Civil & Detenues)080000   
Total59714500   
Total742   
  
   

Classification of Under trials as per the Length of stay in Jail(as on 30 June 2026)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month347313300
01 - 03 months35208200
03 - 06 months253414804
06 - 12 months232713801
12 - 24 months212610200
24 - 36 months13419401
36 - 48 months9202600
48 - 60 months6511700
Above 60 months8700900
Total1776274906
Total18517  

Classification of Convict Prisoners as per term of imprisonment(as on 30 June 2026)

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month190000
01 - 03 months310000
03 - 06 months620000
06 - 12 months1150100
01 - 02 years1640200
02 - 05 years2640100
05 - 10 years3971100
Above 10 years4971401
Life sentence7383300
Death sentence110000
Total22586201
Total2321  

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