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{{short description|Building in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name = Mumbai Central Prison<br>Arthur Road Jail
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| location = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|18|59|6.7|N|72|49|47.14|E|region:IN|display=title}}
| status = Open
| classification = Maximum
| capacity = 1074
| opened = {{start date and age|1926}}
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| director =
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The '''Mumbai Central Prison''', also referred to as '''Arthur Road Jail''', was built in 1926,<ref name=dna>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_time-to-free-mumbai-of-its-overcrowded-prison_1533473 |title=Time to free Mumbai of its overcrowded prison? |author=Mustafa Plumber & Manish K Pathak |date=19 April 2011 |publisher=DNA India |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref> and is [[Mumbai]]'s largest and oldest [[prison]]. It houses most of the city's prisoners. It was upgraded in 1994 to become a Central Prison and given its current official name, but it is still popularly referred to as Arthur Road Jail. The jail occupies {{convert|2|acres|ha}} of land.<ref name="dna"/>

==Location==
The jail is located near Jacob Circle/Sat Rasta, between the [[Mahalaxmi (railway station)|Mahalaxmi]] and Chinchpokli railway stations and the [[Jacob Circle monorail station]] in the southern part of the city. It is now surrounded by residential property renting for Rs 12–25,000/sq foot, while commercial property is leased for Rs 30–60,000/sq foot.<ref name="dna"/>

==Conditions==
The jail was originally built to accommodate 800 prisoners but the average number of inmates is 2000+<ref name="dna"/>—far exceeding its capacity in terms of space, sanitation and other facilities.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mumbais-arthur-road-jail-nirav-modi-vijay-mallya-6600272/</ref>

==Popular culture==
The prison features in [[Gregory David Roberts]]' award-winning book [[Shantaram (novel)|Shantaram]], which details his life on the run and his time spent in Mumbai, including a stint in Arthur Road. Several scenes in [[Katherine Boo]]'s [[Behind the Beautiful Forevers]] take place in the facility.

== Famous Inmates ==
Some of the prison's distinguished inmates include [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Ajmal Kasab]], [[Abu Salem]] and [[Satish Kalia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-barrack-12-all-you-want-to-know-of-the-jail-which-may-house-mallya/20180803.htm|title=Barrack 12. All you want to know of the jail which may house Mallya|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Harsul Central Jail]]
* [[Yerwada Central Jail]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Prisons in Maharashtra]]

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