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{{Infobox prison<br />
| name = Guwahati Central Jail<br />
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam<br />
| location = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.108032|N|91.756340|E|region:IN_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| status = Operating<br />
| classification = [[Prison#Security levels|Maximum]]<br />
| capacity = 1000<br />
| population = 1284<br />
| populationdate =15 May 2018<br />
| opened = 1881<ref name="guwahati-plus-2016">{{Cite web | title=The captive humans: Life in Central Jail, Guwahati|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/the-captive-humans-life-in-central-jail-guwahati|date=1 August 2016|publisher=Guwahati Plus|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><br />
| managed_by = Assam Prisons<br />
| website = {{URL|https://prisons.assam.gov.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Guwahati Central Jail''' is a prison located at the center of [[Guwahati]] city in [[Assam]], India.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Central Jail|url=http://wikimapia.org/228902/Central-Jail|location=[[Guwahati]]|work=Wikimapia|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> It is one of 31 prisons located in the state of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jails in Assam| url=https://prisons.assam.gov.in/frontimpotentdata/jails-in-assam|publisher=Assam Prisons Headquarter|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> Spread over {{convert|28|acres|sqkm}} including {{convert|11|acres|sqkm}} of the actual jail area, it was constructed with a capacity for 900 male inmates and 100 female inmates, for a total of 1000 inmates.<ref name="guwahati-plus-2016"/><br />
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==History==<br />
The first jail in Guwahati was set up in 1881 at [[Fancy Bazaar]] with a capacity of 500 inmates. It was moved to [[Sarusajai]] on 30 April 2010 and was upgraded to the present capacity of 1000 inmates. The new jail was opened on April 2012 when 805 inmates were moved there.<ref name="guwahati-plus-2016"/> The district jail is located in the heart of Guwahati City.<br />
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==Hunger Strike==<br />
On 29 June 2020, when peasant leader [[Akhil Gogoi]], founder of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) organisation completed a jail term of 200 days, 1200 inmates at the Central Jail declared a hunger strike, demanding the release of Gogoi and presenting COVID-19 related pleas to the authorities.<ref name="thewire-30jun2020">{{Cite news | title=Assam: Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike Demanding Akhil Gogoi's Release|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/assam-akhil-gogoi-prison-covid-19-hunger-strike|date=30 June 2020|publisher=[[The Wire]]|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Notable prisoners==<br />
#'''Rajkumar Meghen''', chief of Manipur-based [[United National Liberation Front]] (UNLF) was arrested by [[Assam]] the police and kept in Guwahati Central Jail. He was first reportedly kidnapped by Bangladeshi agents on 29 September 2010, and after that was arrested by the Assam police and charged by the [[National Investigating Agency]]. He was released on 9 November 2019 as his 10-year jail sentence was reduced because of his contributions to the jail, such as setting up a music school, a library for the inmates, and constructing a rock garden inside the Guwahati Central Jail premises.<ref>{{Cite news | last1=Choudhury|first1=Ratnadip |title=Top Manipur Rebel Leader Released From Jail Ahead Of Naga Peace Deal|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajkumar-meghen-top-manipur-rebel-leader-released-from-jail-ahead-of-naga-peace-deal-2130336|date= 10 November 2019|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref><br />
#[[Sharjeel Imam]], an activist, arrested on 28 January 2020 by Delhi Police, whom was alleged that his speech promoted enmity among people that led riots in [[Jamia Millia Islamia University]].<ref name="tie-22july2020">{{Cite news|last=Saha|first=Abhishek|title=Student activist Sharjeel Imam tests positive for Covid-19 in Guwahati jail|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/student-activist-sharjeel-imam-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-guwahati-jail/|date=22 July 2020|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Prisons in India]]<br />
[[Category:1881 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Guwahati]]</div>>Pizza0614