The Naini Central Jail In Uttar Pradesh is going to get vacant with the authorities deciding to relocate undertrials to a new facility.
The Governor Anandiben Patel has issued a notification to detain and reform prisoners in the newly constructed Prayagraj district jail.
The inmates estimated to be 2,688 people will be relocated to the new facility.
The reports said the authorities of state prison administration and reform services are taking help of the Prayagraj police Commissionerate to prepare for shifting out undertrials from the congested Naini central jail at the earliest.
For the past six months, the state-of-the-art facility has waited for notification from authorities.
On the other hand, congested Naini Central Jail, which houses around 4,000 inmates, double its intended capacity of 2,060, was waiting for this notification too to transfer the inmates.
The jail is spread across 65 acres, the newly constructed Prayagraj district jail prison boasts of high-tech equipment, extensive CCTV network, videoconferencing centre, fully automated kitchen, and 140-bed hospital with advanced facilities. The new district jail, built at a cost of Rs 174 crore, features two circles, 18 barracks, and specialised cells for quarantine, women, and juveniles, as well as high-security units capable of accommodating 12 inmates each.
