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| Location | Alipore,Kolkata |
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| Coordinates | 22°31′31″N88°20′24″E / 22.525275°N 88.339866°E /22.525275; 88.339866 |
| Status | Open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Opened | 1864; 161 years ago (1864)[1] |
| Former name | Old Alipore Jail |
| Website | http://independencemuseum.in/ |
TheAlipore Jail orAlipore Central Jail, also known asPresidency Correctional Home, is a prison inAlipore,Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept underBritish rule. It also housed theAlipore Jail Press. It is no longer in operation as a jail, having been shut down on 20 February 2019.[2] The jail site has been now developed into an independence museum in memory of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there.[3][4]
The defunct Alipore Jail has been transformed into a museum, maintained by theWest Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO).[6][7][8] It was inaugurated and opened to the public in September 2022.[9] Various prison cells and gallows of notable inmates have been curated for visitors to preserve the memory of those individuals who lost their lives for India to gain its independence. The museum project can broadly be categorised into ten parts: gallows, watchtowers, special cells, general cells, detention cells, jail canteen, jail hospital, hospital building exhibition, segregation ward, and an art studio.[8] Apart from these diverse presentations, the museum has anINA-themed food court, a souvenir shop, and "a light and sound show" dedicated to informing the visitor about the struggles and hardships endured by the freedom fighters.[10] There is an exclusive exhibition in the museum dedicated toSubhas Chandra Bose.
As of February 2023, the Police Museum Kolkata has also been shifted within the premises of the Alipore Jail Museum from the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Road location in Kolkata.[11][12]
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