Hyderabad, Jan. 12 -- The Telangana Prisons Department witnessed a total of 42,566 admissions, both male and female, in 2025, reflecting an 11.8 per cent increase compared to 38,079 in 2024, according to the department's annual report released on Monday, January 12.

From the 42,566 prisoners admitted, 5,856 prisoners were convicted in 2025, marking an 81 per cent surge from the 3,229 convicted in 2024.

In 2025, there were 36,627 undertrial prisoners, of whom 33,957 were men and 2,648 were women, with the remaining belonging to other categories.

Sharp rise in arrests for Cybercrime, drunk driving

The report's categorisation of prisoners' admission based on crimes showed that 7,792 (7,679 men and 113 women) individuals were property off...