District Jail Jhelum Explained
Prison Name: | District Jail Jhelum |
Location: | Jhelum, Pakistan |
Classification: | Maximum security prison |
Capacity: | 416[1] |
Population: | 805 prisoners as of 2009 |
Opened: | 1854 |
Managed By: | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
Director: | Hassan Mujtaba |
District Jail Jhelum is a prominent jail in Jhelum, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest jails in Pakistan which is used for prisoners of Jhelum and Chakwal.[2] [3] [4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Punjab jails house 160 percent more inmates. Daily Times (newspaper). https://web.archive.org/web/20121020200647/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C11%5C21%5Cstory_21-11-2009_pg7_23 . 21 November 2009. 20 October 2012 . 31 March 2022.
- News: Military court convicts rights activist of espionage. Baqir Sajjad Syed. Dawn. Pakistan. 5 December 2021. 31 March 2022.
- https://prisons.punjab.gov.pk/punjab_jails Jails in the Punjab (includes District Jail Jhelum)
- Web site: Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab. Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ . 26 March 2010. 31 March 2022. dead.