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Taloja Central Jail

Coordinates: 19°04′41″N 73°04′06″E / 19.0780°N 73.0683°E / 19.0780; 73.0683
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Taloja Central Jail is a prison in Taloja near Taloja Panchnand railway station on the outskirts of Kharghar, a suburb of the city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1] It was opened in 2008 and has capacity for 3000 inmates.[1]

The Indian Jesuit Roman Catholic priest and tribal rights activist Stan Swamy was held there preceding his death in 2021.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Explained: Where is Taloja jail and why was its superintendent transferred?". The Indian Express. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ "Fr. Stan Swamy's death an 'institutional murder,' say his family, friends". The Hindu. 2021-07-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

19°04′41″N 73°04′06″E / 19.0780°N 73.0683°E / 19.0780; 73.0683