 Entrance to Yerwada jail campus | |
  Location in India | |
| Location | Yerwada, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
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| Coordinates | 18°33′52″N 73°53′23″E / 18.564575°N 73.889651°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Population | 3,600 [1] (as of 2005) |
| Managed by | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Yerwada Central Jail is a noted high-security prison in Yerwada, Pune in Maharashtra. This is the largest prison in the state of Maharashtra, and also one of the largest prisons in South Asia, housing over 5,000 prisoners (2017) spread over various barracks and security zones, besides an open jail just outside its premises. Many well known nationalist fighters individuals including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru have been jailed here.