Pudu Prison as known as Pudu Jail was a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The location was in Jalan Hang Tuah, adjacent to Hang Tuah Monorail Station.
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| Pudu Prison Building |
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| The view of Pudu Prison |
Pudu prison built on 1891 to 1895 during the colonialism of British. This prison built for confining 600 of prisoners.
New blocks being built and contained 130 of cells with the capacity of 2000 prisoners. In 1985, about 6,500 of prisoners was loaded in Pudu Prison. It caused over-loaded of prisoners in Pudu Prison.
Because of over-loaded problem, Pudu Prison was transferred to Sungai Buloh Prison.
In 1984, an inmate named Khong Yen Chong used some 2,000 litres of paint to create an impressive mural of tropical scenes. It measured some 860 feet by 14 feet and was mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest mural in the world. Khong, as an inmate, was not able to complete the mural. He returned later as a free man and volunteered his time to complete his masterpiece.
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| Khong Yen Chong - inmate of Pudu Prison |
In 1996, after 101 years as a prison, Pudu Prison was formally closed and the inmates were moved to Sungai Buloh and Kajang prisons.
On 3 May 1997,Pudu Prison was opened for public tour and visit. More than 1.7 millions was spent by the government to change Pudu Prison to be tourist attraction. Most of the expenses was to build Memoribilia and History Records Showroom.
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| Outside of the Pudu Prison Building |
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