West Bengal prisons are goverened by the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
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Correctional Homes
All jails have been designated as "Correctional Homes" in the state and are now governed by the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
West Bengal has 60 correctional homes and two Training Institutes |
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| Central Correctional Homes | 8 | |
| Open Air Correctional Home | 4 | |
| District Correctional Homes | 12 | |
| Special Correctional Homes | 5 | |
| Women's Correctional Homes | 1 | |
| Sub-Correctional Homes | 30 | |
| Total | 60 | |
Total Registered Capacity of Prisoners in the State |
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| Male | 19952 | |
| Female | 1885 | |
| Total | 21837 | |
| Average Occupancy for Males | 92% | |
| Average Occupancy for Females | 8% | |