It is noted for housing a number of prominent prisoners, the most notable of these being Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Major portion of the jail consists of muddy barracks and cell-blocks plastered with clay.
The condemned prisoners' cell in which he was confined during last night of his life (between 30 and 31 October 1929) is still intact.
School for non-formal education of adults, hospital, mosque and library facilities are available in the present day Central Jail Mianwali.
[2][3] After a brutal crackdown initiated by dictator Yahya Khan, the Founder of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested without charge and flown to West Pakistan where he was incarcerated in solitary confinement at the Central Jail Mianwali throughout the duration of the Bangladesh Liberation War.