Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail is a prison located in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India.[1] The 100-acre facility has a five-layer security wall.[2][3][4]

Chandrashekhar Suman is the Jail Superintendent in December 2025.

History

Established in 1832, it is one of the oldest jails in India. Freedom fighter Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was imprisoned in this jail during the Bharat Chhoddo Andolan in 1942. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was also imprisoned here. Marxist Leninist revolutionary Charu Mazumdar was an inmate in 1973-74 and a jail break attempt by him was foiled by the authorities at that time. The ward which housed Lok Nayak and the cell where he died was converted into an heritage building.[1]

On 9 November 1942, Jai Prakash Narayan, along with five other inmates, escaped from this jail with the help of 56 dhotis to jump off the 17-feet high jail wall.[5]

Facilities

The jail also houses a facility for juvenile correction home. On 27 December 2025, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad of the Jharkhand high court visited the jail to inspect the facilities. The central jail has a library, medical and counselling rooms, meeting facilities, and a layered security system.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b https://nhrc.nic.in/assets/uploads/minute_of_meeting/1751366236_2644d02c6bf55ac4a45f.pdf
  2. ^ "56 धोती, पैरों से खून... इसी हजारीबाग जेल से भाग निकले थे जयप्रकाश, 1942 का वो किस्‍सा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  3. ^ IANS (2025-12-31). "Three convicted prisoners escape from Jharkhand jail, breach five-layer security". The News Minute. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  4. ^ "हजारीबाग सेंट्रल जेल से फरार हुए तीन कैदी, सुरक्षा व्यवस्था पर गंभीर सवाल". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2025-12-31. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  5. ^ "56 धोती, पैरों से खून... इसी हजारीबाग जेल से भाग निकले थे जयप्रकाश, 1942 का वो किस्‍सा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  6. ^ "Jharkhand High Court Judge Inspects Hazaribag Juvenile Home & Central Jail for Inmate Welfare". The Times of India. 2025-12-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-01-22.

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