On Thursday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the historic Jorhat Central Jail will be preserved as a heritage site after shifting the prisoners to a new facility.
Visiting the jail premises, Sarma said the state government will preserve the site as a tribute to the country’s freedom fighters as part of the celebration of the 75th year of India’s Independence.
“The state government will preserve the Jorhat Central Jail as a heritage site after shifting the present prison to another place in the district. The government will develop a heritage site in 100 bighas of jail land,” he said.
Sarma interacted with jail authority as well as a few of the jail inmates and took stock of their grievances.
The Jorhat Central Jail has a total capacity to house 670 prisoners, including 24 women. As of June 15, 479 inmates, including seven women, are lodged there.
The Jorhat Central Jail, formerly known as Jorhat District Jail, was constructed in its present form in 1909 and was opened in 1911.
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