Central Jail Sahiwal

Central Jail Sahiwal

Location	Sahiwal, Pakistan
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum
Population	4002[1] (as of 14 November 2011)
Opened	1873; 151 years ago (1873)
Managed by	Government of the Punjab, Home Department
Director	Naveed Ashraf, Superintendent of Jail
Website	prisons.punjab.gov.pk/central_jail_sahiwal

Central Jail Sahiwal is a historic jail situated in Sahiwal, Pakistan. It is the largest jail in Asia with regard to the area and agricultural land until construction of High Security Prison and Punjab Prison Staff Training College adjacent to this jail. Ziad Ahmad Kayla Assistant Superintendent jail remained posted 2010 to 2015.

Prison industries

The following prison industries are functioning in the jail^[2] to train the convicted prisoners in various trades and handicrafts so that they could earn their living after their release, utilize prison labour in profitable works for benefit of state exchequer and keep the prisoners busy in useful tasks.^[3]

• Jute Tot Manufacturing Unit
• Prisoner Blanket Weaving Unit
• Carpet Knitting Unit

See also

• Government of Punjab, Pakistan
• Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
• Prison Officer
• Headquarter Jail
• National Academy for Prisons Administration
• Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute

References

1. Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Record of Manufacturing Jails maintained at the Industry Branch of the Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore under supervision of AIG (Prison Industries)
3. Famous saying.

External links

• Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)