In 2019, the largest number of prisons were in the Indian state of Rajasthan amounting to 144. This was closely followed by Tamil Nadu with 141 jails in the state. The capital territory of Delhi had 14 central jails as of that year.
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NCRB (India). (August 27, 2020). Number of jails across India in 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702031/number-of-jails-by-state-ut-india/
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NCRB (India). (2020). Number of jails across India in 2019, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702031/number-of-jails-by-state-ut-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of Jails across India in 2019, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702031/number-of-jails-by-state-ut-india/
NCRB (India), Number of jails across India in 2019, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702031/number-of-jails-by-state-ut-india/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of jails across India in 2019, by state [Graph], NCRB (India), August 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702031/number-of-jails-by-state-ut-india/