About Maharashtra Prison Department in Office of Addl Director General & Inspector General, 2nd floor old central building pune, Pune

Maharashtra Prison Department comprises of 9 Central Jails, 28 District Jails, 5 Open Jails, 1 Open colony and 172 Sub-Jails.
There are two separate Prisons for women at Pune and Mumbai. There is one Open prison for women at Pune. Maharashtra Prison Department has its Head Quarter at Pune and State Training Center at Yerawada, Pune
The Prison Department works with Home Department of Government of Maharashtra.

At present construction of four jails at Sindhudurg, Jalna, Nandurbar and Gadchiroli is in progress and the work of constructing more barracks in the existing prisons has also been undertaken. Construction of new jails/barracks and repair of existing structures in jail premises is executed through Public Works Department. Funds are raised from State and Central governments. State Prison Department has also received funds from 13th finance commission for improving the existing facilities and amenities for the inmates of the prisons.

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