Jalalabad Prison

Minimum security prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
34°25′43″N 70°27′56″E / 34.42861°N 70.46556°E / 34.42861; 70.46556StatusOperationalSecurity classMinimumCapacity1,700[1]Managed byMinistry of Interior Affairs

Jalalabad Prison, also known as Jalalabad Central Jail, is a minimum security prison located in the downtown section of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.[2] Mawolavi Bilal Shahin serves as the head of the prison. According to him, there are 1,100 inmates in the prison as of February 2023.[3] The prison has the capacity to house up to 1,700 inmates that have been arrested and convicted within the jurisdiction of Nangarhar Province.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "34 prisoners set free from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "Women, children among 66 freed from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. ^ "66 prisoners, including women and children, released from Nangarhar jail". Ariana News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. ^ "Nangarhar Prisoners Call for Their Cases to Be Addressed". TOLOnews. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

See also

  • "Growing Up In An Afghan Prison". www.rferl.org. December 22, 2017.
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