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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
934668010026189337541119698
       
CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender
Convicts22636100
Under trials1653669211
Detenues090100
Others1250000
Total1893375411
Total19698
  

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

Age GroupMaleFemaleTransgender   
18 - 20 years12611300   
21 - 30 years928522308   
31 - 50 years729144003   
51 - 64 Years9366100   
65 and above1601700   
Total1893375411   
Total19698   
  

Foreign Prisoners(as on 30 September 2025)

CategoryMaleFemaleTransgender   
Convict360000   
Under trials52613200   
Others (Civil & Detenues)070000   
Total56913200   
Total701   
  

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

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month325310800
01 - 03 months258212100
03 - 06 months21987807
06 - 12 months247213601
12 - 24 months214010402
24 - 36 months13795401
36 - 48 months9464900
48 - 60 months7221700
Above 60 months8442500
Total1653669211
Total17239  

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

PeriodMaleFemaleTransgender
Up to 01 month180000
01 - 03 months330000
03 - 06 months660300
06 - 12 months1070500
01 - 02 years1630200
02 - 05 years2910200
05 - 10 years3461300
Above 10 years4341000
Life sentence7872600
Death sentence180000
Total22636100
Total2324  

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