Alipore Central Jail
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The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule. It also housed the Alipore Jail Press. It is no longer in operation as a jail, having been shut down on 20 February 2019.[2] The jail site has been now developed into an independence museum in memory of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there.[3][4] It is also used for the purpose of film shoots.
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Location | Alipore, Kolkata |
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Coordinates | 22.525275°N 88.339866°E / 22.525275; 88.339866 |
Status | Open |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 2000 |
Opened | 1864; 160 years ago (1864)[1] |
Former name | Old Alipore Jail |
Website | http://independencemuseum.in/ |
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