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]
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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 |
History and facilities
editKerala 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.