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| prison_name = Ambala Jail
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| location = [[Ambala]], [[Haryana]]
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| status = Open
| classification = Maximum
| capacity = 1,228
| opened = {{start date and age|1872}}
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The '''Central Prison, Ambala''', is situated near the Civil Lines area in [[Ambala]] City. It covers an area of more than 50 acres in total and has an authorized capacity of 1,228 prisoners.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jails in Haryana {{!}} Haryana Prisons, Government of Haryana,India|url=http://haryanaprisons.gov.in/jails-in-haryana|access-date=2021-06-27|website=haryanaprisons.gov.in}}</ref> The prison is known for its radio station pilot program, which was launched early in 2021.<ref name="nagpal">{{cite news |last1=Nagpal |first1=Bhavey |title=Union minister lauds Ambala jail inmate for Covid safety song |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/union-minister-lauds-ambala-jail-inmate-for-covid-safety-song-101621793944221.html |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2021-05-23 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="six in">{{cite news |title=Six inmates to work as RJs at Ambala Central Jail |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/six-inmates-to-work-as-rjs-at-ambala-central-jail-101614365642755.html |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2021-02-27 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The prison was erected by the Government in 1872 as a Sub Jail. It was extended into a District Jail in 1930 and became Ambala Central Jail in 1947.<ref>[http://haryanaprisons.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/amb.PDF HaryanaPrisons.gov.in: BRIEF NOTE OF CENTRAL PRISON, AMBALA AS ON 03.03.17]</ref> In 1949 [[Nathuram Godse]], the assassin of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], was executed here by hanging.<ref>{{citation|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Sekhar|title=Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Qd5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA146|year=2009|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-01824-6|page=146}}</ref>

== References ==
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