Africa

This atlas records 774 prisons, jails and detention centres in 57 countries of Africa. Counts depend on what each country's official registers and open map data list, so small facilities may be missing.

Algeria has the most entries, with 71 prisons and jails and 1,288 police units.

Countries are grouped by sub-region (Northern Africa, Western Africa, Middle Africa and Eastern Africa). Each country page then lists its regions, and each region its districts and facilities.

Facilities come from official government registers where they are published, and otherwise from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, with missing contact details completed from Overture Maps. Every source is credited on the data sources page.

Prison services in Africa rarely publish inmate lists. Contact the facility or the national prison administration using the details on each facility page.