Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
| Punjab Prisons پنجاب جيل خانه جات | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1854 |
| Employees | 25,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Map of Punjab Prisons's jurisdiction | |
| Population | 64,519 inmates |
| Legal jurisdiction | Punjab |
| Primary governing body | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Secondary governing body | Home Department |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab |
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| Facilities | |
| Lockups | 43 Jails |
| Website | |
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The Punjab Prisons is a correctional organization, a uniformed service and an attached department of the provincial Home Department in Punjab, Pakistan. The organization works under administrative control of the Additional Chief Secretary Home to Government of the Punjab, Pakistan. Functional head of the organization is Inspector General of Prisons who manages 69 prisons in the province. The organization is responsible for custody, control, care and correction (4 Cs) of prisoners confined in various central, district and special jails in the province of Punjab, Pakistan).