Prison Population Statistics
As of 31 December 2011, there are 1382 functioning jails in India having a total capacity to house 3,32,782 prisoners. As of the same date, there were 3,72,926 inmates in jails across in India. Males at 3,56,902 make up 95.7% of prisoners while females at 16,024 represent 4.3%.
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