If we look at the number of prisoners in the jails of Balochistan, the Central Jail Mach, established in 1929, has a capacity to hold 850 prisoners, according to province jail monthly report, the number of prisoners in it is 655, including women, Central Jail Gadani, established in 2002, the jail has a capacity of 223 prisoners, But 394 inmates have been kept in the jail more than the capacity, 21 women are included in the prisoners, that means 171 more inmates have been kept in the jail, Central Jail Khuzdar had been established in 1997, 280 inmates holding capacity and 161 inmates are in the jail, including 3 women.

Established in 1942, Central Legal Jail Mustang has a capacity of keeping 70 prisoners, but there are 36 prisoners in this prison.

In Zhob jail which was established in 1947, the capacity is 210 prisoners and only 40 prisoners are there.

District Jail Quetta established in 1939 has a capacity of prisoners’ is 472 and currently has 882 prisoners including 24 women almost double of the capacity.

District Jail Sabi was established in 1890, the jail houses 47 prisoners and capacity of 120. Dera Murad Jamali Jail established in 1978 has a capacity of 120 inmates and the jail has the same 120 inmates.

District Jail Nushki was established in 2009, the jail has a capacity of 150 inmates and the jail has 50 inmates, District Jail Loralai was built in 1884, the jail has a capacity of 74 inmates and currently has 65 inmates, including two women. District Jail Turbat was established in 1978, the jail has a capacity of 95 inmates, the jail has 155 inmates and it is overcrowded. District Jail Pishin was established in 1992, the jail has a capacity of 100 inmates, while there are 37 prisoners in it.

In Balochistan, there are a total of 12 central and district jails the capacity is to hold 2764 prisoners and the number of prisoners in these jails are 2642 including 51 women. The 929 prisoners are convicted and 1584 prisoners are on remand. If we look at the financial condition of the prisons, it looks worse.

Jail Department officials said that during the fiscal year 2021-22, jail contractors owe Rs. 5 crore 11 lahks, while for the current financial year, they have to pay Rs. 11 crores 75 lakhs. To ensure funds, jail officials have sent a summary to the.

Muhammad Yusuf Rind, the contractor of Dera Morad Jamali jail said that his dues have not been paid since February last year and now he can’t supply ration to the jail further and contractor of ration supply of judicial lockup panjgur has threatened to stop supply due to non-payment

Former DIG of the Prison Department Ghulam Murtaza Kasi says that during his 35 years of work, I have not come across this situation, this is a very serious issue, it is the issue of the life of the prisoners, in our era, the contractors have to provide timely The Jail Department used to send all the bills to the Finance Department on time. It used to be paid, but the non-payment of dues of 15 crores during this period of government is a question mark on the government’s performance

Prominent lawyer and senator of Balochistan Kamran Murtaza Advocate said that it is the responsibility of the state to provide food to the prisoners of the jails,

if the prisoners are not given food or the contractors suspend the supply of ration, then the human rights are also violated. There would be a violation because a prisoner would die without food.