Visakhapatnam Central Prison

Visakhapatnam central prison

Location	Adavivaram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	17.767159°N 83.280042°E / 17.767159; 83.280042
Status	Operational
Opened	2001
Managed by	Director General & Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam central prison ' is a correctional facility in Adavivaram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The facility is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from city center.[1]

The old Central Prison constructed in the year 1908 in the heart of the city, next to the current Bus Station, is converted to a Central Park, and the Prison was shifted to the current location in the year 2001.[1]

Background

Visakhapatnam Central Prison, is a facility that provides custody, care, and correction of inmates and is serving the North Coastal Andhra Pradesh districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, and Vizianagaram. As per Andhra Pradesh Prison Manual 1979, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam can confine inmates who are sentenced to simple or rigorous imprisonment, under trial prisoners, civil prisoners, prisoners sentenced to death and detenues.[2]

Capacity

The capacity of the prison is 914 but as on 19 August 2023, it has 1900 inmates. Around 1500 are prisoners are booked under NDPS Act. While most of the inmates are tribals of the ASR district who were allegedly carrying ganja, some prisoners are from Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. About hundred of them are female prisoners. But most of them are in on remand.[2]

The current superintendent of Vizag central prison is S Kishore Kumar.

References

1. Govt, RTI (15 September 2014). "Detail of Prison" (PDF). Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
2. "Vizag central prison overflowing with drug offenders". The Times of India. 11 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2023.