Explanation

The Inspectorate Headquarters Jails of Punjab is located in Lahore

The Punjab Prisons Department was established in 1854 

9 jails in Punjab were constructed during the 19th century. 

Both District Jail Jhelum and Central Jail, Gujranwala are listed oldest jail in Pakistan

Lahore has two main jails:

• Central Jail (Kot Lakhpat) 
• District Jail (also known as Camp Jail) in Shadman.

At the time of the partition of Punjab, there were nineteen jails in the province. 

21 jails were constructed in Punjab province after partition.

Number

Central Jails 9

District Jails 25

Sub Jails 2

Women Jails 1

Borstal Institutions & Juvenile Jails 2

High Security Prison 1

Total Jails in Punjab: 43

Jails Constructed After Partition :21

Explanation

9 jails in Punjab were constructed during the 19th century. 

The following jails in Punjab were built during the 19th century: 

• Central Jail Gujranwala (1854)
• District Jail Jhelum (1854)
• District Jail Rajanpur (1860)
• District Jail Sialkot (1865)
• District Jail Shahpur (1873)
• District Jail Faisalabad (1873)
• District Jail Multan (1872)
• Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (1882)
• District Jail Dadu (1874): (though now in Sindh, it was formerly part of Punjab)

Explanation

 Lahore has two main jails:

• Central Jail (Kot Lakhpat) 
• District Jail (also known as Camp Jail) in Shadman.

There are also plans to build a new district jail in the Sua e Asal area of Lahore. 

Explanation

Gujranwala are listed as being established in 1854

Central Jail Gujranwala were burned to ashes during a riot in 1992

Opened 1883

Explanation

  Both District Jail Jhelum and Central Jail, Gujranwala are listed as being established in 1854

Central Jail Gujranwala were burned to ashes during a riot in 1992

Sahiwal, Pakistan. It is the largest jail in Asia

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01. Lahore Region Central Jail Lahore (at Kot Lakhpat) 1965–1967

02. Central Jail Gujranwala 1854

03. Central Jail Sahiwal 1899

04. District Jail Okara 2015

05. District Jail Lahore 1930

06. District Jail Sheikhupura 1921

07. District Jail Kasur 1929

08. District Jail Sialkot 1865

09. Multan Region New Central Jail Multan 1930

10. New Central Jail, Bahawalpur 1955

11. Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jai,l Bahawalpur 1882

12. Central Jail Dera Ghazi Khan 1913

13. District Jail Multan 1872

14. District Jail Rajanpur 1860

15. District Jail Vehari 2005-06

16. Women Jail Multan 1973-74

17. District Jail Rahim Yar Khan 1950

18. District Jail Bahawalnagar 1947

19. District Jail Muzaffar Garh 1908

20. Rawalpindi Region Central Jail Rawalpindi 1985–86

21. District Jail Attock 1906

22. District Jail Jhelum 1854

23. District Jail Mandi Bahauddin 1978

24. District Jail Gujrat 1930

25. Sub Jail Chakwal 1998

26. Faisalabad Region Central Jail Faisalabad 1971

27. Central Jail Mianwali 1903

28. Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Faisalabad 2001

29. District Jail Faisalabad 1873

30. District Jail Jhang 1975

31. District Jail Toba Tek Singh 2005-06

32. District Jail Sargodha 1910

33. District Jail Shahpur 1873

34. District Jail Bhakkar