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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Prison<br />
| prison_name = Central Prison, Bangalore<br />
| image = <br />
| location = Parappana Agrahara, [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.878465|77.6630495|display=inline,title}}<br />
| status = Operational<br />
| classification = Central Prison<br />
| capacity = 2,200<br />
| population = 4,400+<br />
| populationdate = October 2016<br />
| opened = 2000<br />
| closed = <br />
| managed_by = <br />
| director = <br />
}}<br />
'''Central Prison, Bangalore''' (also called '''Bangalore Central Jail''' and '''Parappana Agrahara Central Prison''') is the largest prison in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarangi|first1=Debi Prasad|title=Bangalore jail: An island of the unwanted|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/86904/bangalore-jail-island-unwanted.html|access-date=1 November 2016|work=Deccan Herald|date=8 August 2010}}</ref> Established in 1997, it became the central prison of [[Bangalore]] in 2000 when the old jail, which has since been converted to [[Freedom Park, Bangalore|Freedom Park]], was shut for renovation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Stephen|title=Old jail in Bangalore turned into Freedom Park|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Old+jail+in+Bangalore+turned+into+Freedom+Park/1/20403.html|access-date=1 November 2016|work=India Today|date=18 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Parappana Agrahara jail: Jailbreak waiting to happen|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Parappana-Agrahara-jail-Jailbreak-waiting-to-happen/articleshow/22217692.cms|access-date=1 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=2 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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As of October 2016, the prison is spread over 40 acres and has more than 4,400 inmates despite its capacity being only 2,200.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Umesh|title=Jail moves convicts to new building, frees under-trials of stress|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jail-moves-convicts-to-new-building-frees-under-trials-of-stress/articleshow/55064171.cms|access-date=1 November 2016|work=The Economic Times|date=26 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Prisons in India]]<br />
[[Category:1997 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
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