The jails in Chhattisgarh are overcrowded and presently there are 14,062 persons behind the bars in central and district jails against the total capacity of holding 5302 inmates, informed State Home Minister, Ramsevak Paikara in a written reply to question raised by BJP legislator Raju Singh Kshatri during the ongoing budget session of Chhattisgarh Assembly here on Wednesday.
HM in written reply informed that Central Jail Raipur which has capacity of 2850 prisoners is having 1190 jail inmates. likewise Central Jail Durg has 1674 prisoners against the capacity of 396 persons. Similarly Central Jail Bilaspur has 2758 prisoners wherein 1008 persons can be kept here. Central Jail Jagdalpur has 1513 prisoners and Central Jail Ambikapur has 1874 number of persons presently lodged jail against their capacity of 579 and 895 inmates respectively, HM maintained.
Detailing about district jails, HM informed house that district jail Mahasamund has capacity of 70 persons against which 249 persons have been placed here. In district jail Dhamtari 143 persons have been incarcerated which has capacity of 90 persons. Rajnandagon district jail which has the capacity of 116 prisoners is having 278 inmates, he said.
likewise, HM informed, Dantewada district jail has strength of 150 persons wherein 563 persons are lodged. Kanker district jail which has capacity of 65 persons is having 390 inmates. Jashpur, Baikunthpur and Raigarh district jails that have capacity of 190, 148 and 225 persons respectively, are holding 449, 151 and 649 persons consecutively. HM further told house that district jail Korba and Janjgir which have capacity of taking 110 and 70 persons are presently having 239 and 332 jail inmates.