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Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is a prison complex in India and the largest complex of prisons in South Asia.[2] Run by Department of Delhi Prisons, Government of Delhi, the prison contains nine central prisons, and is one of the two prison complexes in Delhi, along with a district prison at Rohini Prison Complex.[3] It is located in Tihar village, approximately 3 km from JanakPuri, to the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is called Hari Nagar.
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Location
Tihar Village, New Delhi, India
Coordinates
28°37′03″N 77°06′02″E
Status
Operating
Security class
Maximum
Capacity
6250
Population
10,533 [1] (as of 31 December 2012)
Opened
1957
Managed by
Department of Delhi Prisons, Government of Delhi
Website
tiharprisons.nic.in
The prison is styled as a correctional institution. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into ordinary members of society by providing them with useful skills, education, and respect for the law. It aims to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. To engage, rehabilitate, and reform its inmates, Tihar uses music therapy, which involves music training sessions and concerts.[4] The prison has its own radio station, run by inmates.[5] There is also a prison industry within the walls, manned wholly by inmates, which bears the brand Tihar.[6] As of December 2012, Tihar jail has 10,533 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 5,200. Though the figure is down from around 12,000 in 2006, the prison remains seriously overcrowded.[1][7]