According to museum officials, massive amounts of tourists are coming to visit since it was opened in June. More than 550 people have spent a night in this prison so far and thousands more are awaiting their turn.
V.K. Singh, Director General of Telangana prison museum told to Sputnik, "We are getting a lot of inquiries from tourists as well as travel agencies. We are in talks with the Telengana Tourism Development Corporation to include the museum in their tourist circuit. Booking can be done by sending an email to the museum headquarters, Hyderabad. But, if anybody wants to go there directly, booking will be open at Sangareddy as well."
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The jail has two types of barracks, one for males and the other for females. “Inmates” are given an uniform similar to what is worn by actual prisoners.
They are also provided with bedding, a steel plate, a steel glass and a steel mug, washing soap and toilet soap, as per the prison manual. The food comes from nearby district jail in Kandi. Visitors are also asked to clean their cell themselves.
The 220 year old district prison at Sangareddy in Telangana’s Medak district was converted into museum in June with the idea of preserving the heritage of the building.
