<p>Over 55,000 wrong-doers were sent to the prison last year. Out of this, 53,500 inmates were released, adding 1500 inmates to the prison population, jail officials said.<br />"The ten jails of Tihar Prisons have a sanctioned capacity to keep 6,250 inmates. However, at present there are nearly 12,000 inmates lodged there," Sunil Gupta, spokesperson Tihar Prisons, said.<br /><br />19 high-profile inmates including several politicians and businessmen are also lodged inside the prison.<br /><br />The 1,500 inmates who added to the overcrowded prison population include former Telecom Minister A Raja and sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.<br />Tihar is one of the largest prison complex in the world comprising nine central prisons and one District Prison at Rohini Prison Complex.</p>
<p>Over 55,000 wrong-doers were sent to the prison last year. Out of this, 53,500 inmates were released, adding 1500 inmates to the prison population, jail officials said.<br />"The ten jails of Tihar Prisons have a sanctioned capacity to keep 6,250 inmates. However, at present there are nearly 12,000 inmates lodged there," Sunil Gupta, spokesperson Tihar Prisons, said.<br /><br />19 high-profile inmates including several politicians and businessmen are also lodged inside the prison.<br /><br />The 1,500 inmates who added to the overcrowded prison population include former Telecom Minister A Raja and sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.<br />Tihar is one of the largest prison complex in the world comprising nine central prisons and one District Prison at Rohini Prison Complex.</p>
