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{{Short description|Prison in Karnataka, India}}
{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name = Central Prison, Bangalore
| image =
| location = Parappana Agrahara, [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.878465|77.6630495|display=inline,title}}
| status = Operational
| classification = Central Prison
| capacity = 2,200
| population = 4,400+
| populationdate = October 2016
| opened = 2000
| closed =
| managed_by =
| director =
}}
'''Central Prison, Bengaluru''' (also called '''Bengaluru 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 [[Bengaluru]] 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=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/old-jail-in-bangalore-turned-into-freedom-park-33597-2008-11-18|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>

As of July 2023, the prison is spread over 40 acres and is the most overcrowded prison in Karnataka with more than 5,000 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><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bharadwaj |first=K. V. Aditya |date=2023-07-25 |title=Concern over Bengaluru central prison becoming hotbed for radicalisation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/two-terror-modules-took-birth-in-bengaluru-central-prison-in-a-decade/article67120338.ece |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Awards ==
The Central Prison was adjudged as the best prison at the 6th All India Prison Duty Meet in Prison Hygiene Competition in September 2022 in which all the states and Union Territories participated at Ahmedabad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-09-13 |title=Prisons in Karnataka get '4 star' rating, Central prison in Bengaluru adjudged best in India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/central-prison-at-parappana-agrahara-adjudged-best-prison-in-the-country/article65886860.ece |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The Prison was also awarded 'four star' rating by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in June 2021 for hygiene and upkeep of the premises.<ref name=":0" />

==Notable inmates==
*[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] – actor, domestic violence in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/darshan-hits-wife-lands-jail-2441177|title=Darshan hits wife, lands in jail|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> accused in the [[murder of Renukaswamy]] in 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-13-years-darshan-walks-into-bengaluru-central-prison-again/articleshow/111195322.cms|title=After 13 years, Darshan walks into Bengaluru central prison again|date=June 22, 2024|work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
*[[Sanjjana]] – actress, accused in [[2020 Bengaluru drug raids|Sandalwood drug racket case]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sandalwood-drug-case-actor-sanjjanaa-galrani-gets-bail-after-3-months-139425 |title=Sandalwood drug case: Actor Sanjjanaa Galrani gets bail after 3 months |date=11 December 2020 |website=The News Minute |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212405/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sandalwood-drug-case-actor-sanjjanaa-galrani-gets-bail-after-3-months-139425 }}</ref>
*[[Ragini Dwivedi]] – actress, accused in [[2020 Bengaluru drug raids|Sandalwood drug racket case]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-kannada-actor-accused-of-drug-peddling-101611237438667.html |title=Supreme Court grants bail to Kannada actor accused of drug peddling |date=21 January 2021 }}</ref>
*[[Ranya Rao]] – actress, sentenced in gold smuggling case<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranya Rao's smuggling scandal: Secret jackets, cop aides & Dubai gold runs |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/ranya-rao-arrested-gold-smuggling-bengaluru-dubai-dri-investigation-125030600271_1.html |date=6 March 2025 |publisher=Business Standard |access-date=7 March 2025 }}</ref>
*[[V. K. Sasikala]] and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]]– politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/vk-sasikala-released-bengaluru-jail-after-serving-four-yr-sentence-da-case-142243|title=VK Sasikala released from Bengaluru jail after serving four-yr sentence in DA case|first=T. N. M.|last=Staff|date=January 27, 2021|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
*[[Abdul Karim Telgi]] – convicted counterfeiter (died 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/telgis-last-wish-die-bengaluru-2030603|title=Telgi's last wish was to die in Bengaluru|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Prisons in Karnataka]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Prisons completed in the 1990s]]

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