Viyyur High Security Prison
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| Coordinates | 10°33′27″N 76°13′15″E / 10.5574°N 76.2208°E |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High |
| Capacity | 535 |
| Population | 125 average |
| Opened | July 3, 2019 |
| Managed by | Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services |
| Director | Sri. Rajeev T.R |
| City | Viyyur |
| County | Thrissur |
| State/province | Kerala |
| Country | India |
| Website | www |
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]
History and facilities
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thrissur sub-jail to be upgraded". The Hindu. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Govt. to set up State Bureau of Investigation". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "State's first high security prison to come up in Viyyur". The Hindu. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "New high security prison". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "High security jail in Viyyur by 2014". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
