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Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Lahore

Borstal Institutionjuvenile-maleOvercrowded (127%)LowMedium
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Borstal Institution located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Sanctioned capacity: 300; actual population: 380 (127% occupancy). Under-trial prisoners: 270 (71% of population). Data from the JPP Prison Data Report 2024 (3rd edition), Justice Project Pakistan, and NCHR (National Commission for Human Rights) inspection reports.

Capacity

300

Current population

380

Occupancy

127%

Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jan 2024 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

juvenile-male

Opened

—

Region

Punjab

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

Under-trial prisoners: 270 (71% of population).

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 127% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 120 scored Pakistan facilities is 27 — 15 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in Pakistan

119 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 12/100 · peers avg: 28/100 (56%)

Higher risk than 6% of peer facilities in Pakistan.

Occupancythis: 127% · peers avg: 242% (48%)
Capacity (beds)this: 300 · peers avg: 610 (51%)

Data completeness

42%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-borstal-institution-juvenil,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Lahore},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/borstal-institution-juvenile-jail-lahore},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}