Pakistan · Punjab · Sahiwal
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Central Jail located in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. Sanctioned capacity: 1,300; actual population: 3,200 (246% occupancy). Under-trial prisoners: 2,400 (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.
Capacity
1,300
Current population
3,200
Occupancy
246%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jan 2024 · methodology
Operator
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Population held
male
Opened
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Region
Punjab
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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Under-trial prisoners: 2,400 (75% of population).
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This facility scores 30. The national average across 120 scored Pakistan facilities is 27 — 3 points above national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Higher risk than 19% of peer facilities in Pakistan.
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World Prisons. (2024). Central Jail Sahiwal. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-sahiwal
"Central Jail Sahiwal." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-jail-sahiwal.
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title = {Central Jail Sahiwal},
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