High Security Prison, Sahiwal


High Security Prison, Sahiwal is a jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, constructed to confine high-profile prisoners convicted in cases of terrorism and sabotage activities.
Two members of the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban were hung at the prison.

Background

The jail which has been constructed on 98 acres with an estimated cost of Rs930.206 million will have capacity to hold 1,044 prisoners.
It has an automatic locking system in individual cells and accommodates prisoners from other provinces. It also follows a provision incorporated in the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014. It has 70 percent of cellular confinement and 30 percent barrack system.