Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial competency under the Constitution of Pakistan.[1] Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world[2] and the 5th largest death row population.[3] Around 64.5% of prisoners are awaiting trial prisoners. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens.[4] As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy capacity for 56,499 prisoners but held 80,145 prisoners.
Types of prisons
The most common and standard jail institutions are Central Jails, District Jails and Sub Jails. The other types of jail establishments are Women Jails, Borstal Schools, and Special Jails.
List of Prisons
There are 99 operational prisons with an authorized capacity of 45,210 inmates.[5][6] According to the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan there are 80 169 prisoners.[7]
Khyber Pakhtukhwa Prisons inspectorate is an attached department of Home and Tribal Affairs Department. The Inspectorate of Prisons supervises the operation and management of 22 prisons and 5 internment centers.[12][13]
The National Academy for Prisons Administration is the Federal Government's department for setting the standards of prison staff and is in charge of the training for all the prison staff in every provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry of Interior. The academy is based in Lahore.[15]
Sindh
Government of Sindh runs a training institute at Sindh Prisons Staff Training Institute Nara Hyderabad.[9]
