Heritage Jail Museum also known as Jail Museum and Sangareddy District Jail[1] is a 220-year-old colonial-era jail, now converted into a museum. It is located in Sangareddy, Sangareddy district of Indian state Telangana. The jail allows tourists to live a prisoner's life for 24 hours at a price of Rs.500 ($A9.90).[2][3][4] The museum displays the paintings and other artifacts related to crime and prison life in India.[5]
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| Established | 1796 |
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| Location | Sangareddy, Sangareddy district |
| Coordinates | 17°37′49″N 78°05′13″E / 17.630175°N 78.086844°E |
History
editAccording to the PWD Records, this prison was built during the Prime Ministership of Salar Jung I in 1796 A.D., during Nizam rule in the princely state of Hyderabad.[6][7] It was closed in 2012.
Museum
editIn June 2016, the jail was converted into a museum by prison department, when M. Lakshmi Narasimha, the Deputy SP of the jail came up with the "Feel The Jail" programme in which the public can experience jail life for twenty-four hours without committing a crime by paying ₹500. They will be required to do labour, such as gardening, will be berated by the guards, eat prison food, and wear uniform. Mobile phones are secured in a locker before the start of the programme. A fine is issued if a person wishes to leave early.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Sangareddy District Jail, India: The prison tourists pay to enter and spend the night". Traveller.com.au. 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Feel the jail programme sees good response". Telangana Today. 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Pay Rs 500 and spend a day at Sangareddy jail in Telangana". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Feel like a 'prisoner' for a day at this Telangana jail museum". Indian Express. 1 September 2016.
- ^ Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (6 September 2016). "Prison tourism: How it feels to spend a day in this 220-year-old Telangana jail". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Heritage Jail Museum, Sangareddy". telanganatourism.gov.in. Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "First jail museum inaugurated in Medak". The Hindu. 6 June 2016.
- ^ Duttagupta, Samonway (2 September 2016). "A jail in Telangana is letting tourists live a prisoner's life for 24 hours at a price of Rs 500". India Today.
External links
edit- Telangana State Prison Department
- Telangana State Tourism Archived 9 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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