The term Headquarter Jail or Headquarter Prison means one of the Jails (usually a Central Jail) in a Circle (a group of prisons) in any province of Pakistan, whose Superintendent or Officer-in-Charge is assigned with the administrative and financial powers of appointment, transfer and promotion of warders for all jails falling in the said Circle. In Punjab (Pakistan), the said powers have been shifted to the regional commanders i.e. Deputy Inspector General of Prisons

Deputy Inspector General of Prisons

Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, DIG Prisons or DIG of Prisons is a high ranking official in the provincial prison service, usually the controlling officer or head of a region or circle of district, central, special and women jails/prisons, borstal institutions and remand homes within a...

 of the region after creation of four regions of Jails in the province and posts of the regional commanders in the year 2004.

See also

• Government of Punjab, Pakistan
• Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
  Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
  The Punjab Prisons are responsible for custody, control, care and correction of prisoners confined in various Central, District and Special Jails in the province of Punjab .-History:...
  
  
• Central Jail Faisalabad
  Central Jail Faisalabad
  Central Jail Faisalabad is a jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan located on Jaranwala road nearly east of Faisalabad city.-History:The jail was built in 1967 and formally inaugurated on 1st day of July 1971...
  
  
• Central Jail Lahore
  Central Jail Lahore
  Central Jail Lahore is a prominent jail situated in Lahore, Pakistan at Rakh Chandra . The jail is also known as Kot Lakhpat Jail with reference to its location...
  
  
• Central Jail Mianwali
  Central Jail Mianwali
  Central Jail Mianwali is an ancient and historical jail in Mianwali, Pakistan located on Rawalpindi road nearly 8 kilometers away from Mianwali city. The major portion of the jail consists of muddy barracks and cell-blocks plastered with clay. Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed was executed in this jail...
  
  
• Central Jail Rawalpindi
  Central Jail Rawalpindi
  Central Jail Rawalpindi is a prominent jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.-History:...
  
  
• District Jail Rawalpindi
  District Jail Rawalpindi
  District Jail Rawalpindi had been a prominent jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan located near District Courts of Rawalpindi city. The Jail was inherited by the Punjab Prisons Department besides 18 other Jails after independence....
  
  
• National Academy for Prisons Administration
  National Academy for Prisons Administration
  National Academy for Prisons Administration formerly known as Central Jail Staff Training Institute is a Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)