| High Security Prison, Viyyur | |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | High |
| Capacity: | 535 |
| Population: | 125 average |
| Managed By: | Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services |
| Director: | Sri. Rajeev T.R |
| City: | Viyyur |
| County: | Thrissur |
| State: | Kerala |
| Country: | India |
The Viyyur High Security Prison is a high tech, high-security prison situated in Viyyur, Thrissur city, Kerala, India. Half of the prison will be located underground to resist aerial attack. The prison can accommodate 300 people.[1] [2] [3]
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy laid the foundation stone for the first high security prison on 17 June 2011 at Viyyur, Thrissur City. The prison would be constructed in a 10-acre plot adjacent to Central Prison, Viyyur at an expense of 20 crore and is expected to be completed in two years. The prison will have two compound walls, six-layered security scanning for visitors and CCTV in every cell, double-layer peripheral wall, five watch towers, a hi-tech video conference hall for trials, two hydraulic gates, single cells for solitary confinements and a hospital with mini-operation facility. A 250 sq ft lawn would be developed surrounding the prison wall to avoid hand grenade attacks and personnel with a technical background would be deployed at the new facility.[4] [5]