Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial competency under the Constitution of Pakistan. Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world and the 5th largest death row population. Around 64.5% of prisoners are awaiting trial prisoners. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens. As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy capacity for 56,499 prisoners but held 80,145 prisoners.
Types of prisons
The most common and standard jail institutions are Central Jails, District Jails and Sub Jails. The other types of jail establishments are Women Jails, Borstal Schools, Open Jails and Special Jails.
List of Prisons
There are 99 operational prisons with an authorized capacity of 45,210 inmates. According to the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan there are 80 169 prisoners.
Islamabad
Islamabad Jail Complex, under construction
Balochistan
Prisons Department of Balochistan has following Jails:
Gilgit Baltistan
Prisons in Gilgit Baltistan are under jurisdiction of Home and Prison Department.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Prisons in Azad Jammu and Kashmir are under jurisdiction of AJK Prison Department.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtukhwa Prisons inspectorate is an attached department of Home and Tribal Affairs Department. The Inspectorate of Prisons supervises the operation and management of 22 prisons and 5 internment centers.
Punjab
Sindh
Karachi Region
Central Prison Karachi
District Prison Malir Karachi
Central Prison for Women Karachi
Hyderabad Region
Central Prison Hyderabad
Special Prison Nara Hyderabad
District Prison Badin
District Prison Mirpurkhas
District Prison Shaheed Benazirabad
District Prison Sanghar
District Prison Dadu
Open Prison Badin
Sukkur Region
Central Prison Sukkur
Central Prison Larkana
Central Prison Khairpur
District Prison Sukkur
District Prison Shikarpur
District Prison Naushahroferoze
District Prison Ghotki
District Prison Jacobabad
Special Prison for Women Larkana
Training
Federal
The National Academy for Prisons Administration is the Federal Government's department for setting the standards of prison staff and is in charge of the training for all the prison staff in every provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry of Interior. The academy is based in Lahore.
Sindh
Government of Sindh runs a training institute at Sindh Prisons Staff Training Institute Nara Hyderabad.
Punjab
Government of Punjab runs Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute in Lahore.
See also
Prison officers ranks: Inspector General of Prisons Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Assistant Inspector General of Prisons Superintendent of Jail
Related: Crime in Pakistan Law enforcement in Pakistan
List: List of prisons in Pakistan