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Prison in Kannur, India Kannur central Prison Central Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur, is situated in [Pallikkunnu in Kannur, Kerala state of India. It was the first Central Jail established in Kerala in the year of 1869.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannur_Central_Prison#cite_note-history-1) It is authorised to accommodate 1062 prisoners.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannur_Central_Prison#cite_note-2) It is one of the three central prisons other than Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur situated in Kerala. Kannur Central Prison is the first one in India to have a literature festival screening, it was an initiative by the Wayanad Literature Festival (2024).
Capacity
2,000
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1869
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1869
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Kannur Central Prison. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kannur-central-prison
"Kannur Central Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kannur-central-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kannur Central Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kannur-central-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-26}
}