Jalalabad Prison
Location | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
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Coordinates | 34°25′43″N 70°27′56″E / 34.42861°N 70.46556°E |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum |
Capacity | 1,700[1] |
Managed by | Ministry of Interior Affairs |
Jalalabad Prison, also known as Jalalabad Central Jail, is a minimum security prison located in the downtown section of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.[2] Mawolavi Bilal Shahin serves as the head of the prison. According to him, there were 1,100 inmates in the prison in February 2023.[3] The prison has the capacity to house up to 1,700 inmates that have been arrested and convicted in the Nangarhar Province jurisdiction.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "34 prisoners set free from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Women, children among 66 freed from Nangarhar prison". Pajhwok Afghan News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "66 prisoners, including women and children, released from Nangarhar jail". Ariana News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Nangarhar Prisoners Call for Their Cases to Be Addressed". TOLOnews. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
See also
[edit]- "Growing Up In An Afghan Prison". www.rferl.org. December 22, 2017.