| Sitarganj Central Jail | |
| Pushpin Map: | IND Uttarakhand |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand |
| Location: | Sitarganj |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | minimum-maximum |
| Capacity: | 552 |
| Managed By: | Uttarakhand Department of Prison, Government of Uttarakhand |
| Street-Address: | Lalarkhas |
| City: | Sitarganj |
| State: | Uttarakhand |
| Zip: | 263151 |
| Country: | India |
Sitarganj Central Jail is a correctional facility in Sitarganj, Uttarakhand, India. The facility is located 14km (09miles) away from Sitarganj town.
The Sitarganj Central Jail was established in 1960. Currently it confines 500 prisoners.[1] It is nearby the Sampurnanand Open Jail Camp, which is among the 28 open jails in India.[2]
In 2019 Sitarganj Central Jail was in news for more than a hundred of inmates seeking mercy killing because of the delay in their trail and sentencing.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand, 205 inmates in the jail were found infected with coronavirus.[4]
In a two-day long inspection drive in 2022, 66 mobile phones and chargers that were being used for gangster activities, were recovered from the jail.[5]
13 accused in 2024 Haldwani violence are currently lodged in Sitarganj Central Jail.[6]