Cherlapally Central Jail

Cherlapally Central Jail

Location	Cherlapally, Ranga Reddy district, AP, India
Coordinates	17°03′36″N 79°18′00″E / 17.0600°N 79.3°E / 17.0600; 79.3
Managed by	Director General & Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Cherlapally Central Jail is a correctional facility in Cherlapally, Ranga Reddy district, AP, India. The facility is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) away from Hyderabad.

Infrastructure

Cherlapally Central Jail is located in an area spread across 120 acres (49 ha). It employs prisoners in agricultural, dairy activities etc. The jail also houses a 15-20 acre vegetable farm, dairy farm and a 20 acres mango orchard. The produce from these facilities not just serves the requirements of the prison, but also is used for other prisons in the city. ^[1]

BPO

The prison became the first in the country to have a business process outsourcing unit within its premises.^[2]

References

1. ^ Rao, Sushil (15 August 2009). "Wanted, prisoners for Cherlapally jail". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/hyderabad/Wanted-prisoners-for-Cherlapally-jail/articleshow/4895445.cms. Retrieved 30 September 2010. 
2. ^ Mukherjee, Saswati (12 May 2010). "India to get first BPO behind bars". The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/India-to-get-first-BPO-behind-bars/articleshow/5919905.cms. Retrieved 22 September 2010.