Prison Name: | Jalalabad Prison |
Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
Status: | Operational |
Classification: | Minimum |
Capacity: | 1,700[1] |
Managed By: | Ministry of Interior Affairs |
Jalalabad Prison, also known as Jalalabad Central Jail, is a minimum security prison located in the downtown section of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.[2] Mawolavi Bilal Shahin serves as the head of the prison. According to him, there were 1,100 inmates in the prison in February 2023.[3] The prison has the capacity to house up to 1,700 inmates that have been arrested and convicted in the Nangarhar Province jurisdiction.[4]