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Central Jail Lahore
Central JailmaleOvercrowded (239%)ModerateMedium
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Central Jail located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Sanctioned capacity: 4,028; actual population: 9,621 (239% occupancy). Under-trial prisoners: 7,180 (75% of population). Data from the JPP Prison Data Report 2024 (3rd edition), Justice Project Pakistan, and NCHR (National Commission for Human Rights) inspection reports.
Background
Kot Lakhpat Jail, officially known as Central Jail Lahore, is a prison located at Kot Lakhpat in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The jail houses more than four times the 4,000-prisoner capacity it was built for.
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Capacity
4,028
Current population
9,621
Occupancy
239%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jan 2024 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Government of PunjabPopulation held
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: 7,180 (75% of population).
Notable inmates
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed1950 · politicianHafiz Muhammad Saeed (born 5 June 1950) is a Pakistani militant and religious preacher convicted of terrorism.
- Ravindra Kaushik1952–2001 · intelligence agent
Ravindra Kaushik (11 April 1952 â 21 November 2001) was an Indian Research and Analysis Wing agent who spied for India from 1975 until he was captured in 1983.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
30/100
Moderate concern30/100
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 239% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 120 scored Pakistan facilities is 27 — 3 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Central Jail GilgitGilgitCentral Jail224% occupancy
- Central Jail SargodhaSargodhaCentral Jail242% occupancy
- Central Jail HaripurHaripurCentral Jail275% occupancy
- Central Jail MardanMardanCentral Jail350% occupancy
- Central Jail MultanMultanCentral Jail248% occupancy
- Central Jail SialkotSialkotCentral Jail255% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in Pakistan
119 peersOccupancythis: 239% · peers avg: 241% (1%)
Capacity (beds)this: 4028 · peers avg: 564 (+615%)
Data completeness
52%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- JPP Prison Data Report 2024 (3rd ed.)
- NCHR Prison Conditions Reports
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- JPP Prison Data Report 2024 (3rd ed.) + NCHR Reports — Justice Project Pakistan / National Commission for Human Rights
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1785346)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2024). Central Jail Lahore. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-lahore
Chicago
"Central Jail Lahore." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-lahore.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-central-jail-lahore,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Central Jail Lahore},
year = {2024},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-lahore},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}