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Originally Posted by muskan87 View Post
can anyone tell me who was first muslim ruler who introduced jail system
When the Islamic empire expanded during the reign of caliph
Omar Ibn al-Khattab (634644 AD) and the insertion of new administrative
rules and systems, caliph Omar decided to found prisons. Thus, he bought a
house from Safwan Ibn ‘Umayya al-Jumahi (d. 661 AD) for four thousand
dirhams and turned it into a prison in Mecca.

The first one who built a prison in Islam was Ali Ibn Abu Talib (d. 661AD). Two prisons were built during his period, Nafi’ and al-Makhis. During the reign of the first Umayyad caliph, Mu’awiya b. Abu Sufyan (661-680 AD), the prisons were organized and provided with guards.
For reference: check this link (http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...2095639AAIs8bB)
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