Tihar jail: Welcome to Central Jail Delhi Prisons

Welcome to Central Jail Delhi Prisons has three Prison Complexes, one at Tihar being one of the largest prison complex is in the world, comprising of nine central prisons , second at Rohini and third one at Mandoli having 6 Central Jails. The total population in sixteen prisons is around 19500 prisoners against the sanctioned capacity of 10026 prisoners. There has been steady increase in the prisoner’s population over the last years. In order to decongest the existing prisons Tihar Prison ... The Delhi High Court Tuesday rapped the Delhi government for its “lackadaisical approach” after noting that it has failed to proceed with disciplinary action against suspended Tihar jail officials for running an alleged extortion racket in collusion with prisoners. A bench of Chief Justice D K ... Name :Sh. S.B.K. Singh , IPSDesignation :Director General ( Prisons )Telephone No. :+91-11-28520695 (Off.)E-mail :dgtihar [at]nic [dot]inP.O Box No. Tihar Prisons , popularly known as Tihar Jail , are a prison complex in India and are one of the largest complexes of prisons in India. There are 9 functional prisons spread over more than 400 acres. [2][3] Run by Department of Delhi Prisons , the prison contains nine central prisons , and is one of the three prison complexes in Delhi. The other two prison complexes are at Rohini and Mandoli with one and six central prisons respectively. [4] Tihar prison complex is located in Janakpuri ...