Warangal Central Jail is a correctional facility in Warangal, Telangana, India. The facility is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) away from Hyderabad.

Infrastructure

Warangal Central Jail is located in an area spread across 64 acres (26 ha).[1] It employs prisoners in handloom, agricultural, dairy activities etc. Jail is being shifted to adjacent to Mamnoor police battalion with 100 acres (40 ha) allocated.[2][3]

Prison land has been handed over to the Telangana health department to build a multi super-specialty hospital.[4][5]

History

The Central Prison, Warangal was established in 1886. The total area of the prison is 54.5 acres, which includes the closed prison area, quarters, and open area around the prison. The prison has a central tower with octagonal architecture. Many political prisoners were confined in this prison during the Emergency, and the majority of Maoist (Naxal) prisoners and their leaders have been confined in this prison since the Emergency.[6]

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