Alipore Jail
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. The jail site has been now developed into an independence museum in memory of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there. It is also used for the purpose of film shoots.
| Location | Alipore, Kolkata |
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| Coordinates | 22.525275°N 88.339866°E |
| Status | Open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Opened | 1864 |
| Former name | Old Alipore Jail |
| Website | http://independencemuseum.in/ |
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