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Hyderabad launches Jail Anubhavam letting citizens live prisoner routines for 24 hours
India
Published on 12 May 2026
Pay to eat prison food and sleep inside cells
Hyderabad has unveiled the Telangana Prisons Museum alongside the “Jail Anubhavam” program, where citizens can book 12- or 24-hour simulated prison stays. Under strict schedules and discipline, participants follow correctional routines, eat jail food, and sleep in prison cells. Organisers say the effort is designed to educate the public about lawful conduct and how rehabilitation works.
- Citizens can book paid 12 or 24 hour prison-simulation experiences
- Participants follow strict routines including jail food and cell stays
- The program is paired with the Telangana Prisons Museum
- Aims to educate on correctional systems and inmate rehabilitation
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