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Botswana

The prisons, jails and police of Botswana

Botswana has 10 prisons and jails and 84 police agencies in this atlas. Botswana's prisons are run by the Botswana Prisons Service. The Botswana Police Service is the national police force. Among them are 82 police stations, 10 prisons and 2 border police units. 5 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Central District has the most entries of any district, with 24. Choose one of 10 districts to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Botswana, by district

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

82Police stations
10Prisons
2Border police units
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Prisons & jails

10 facilities

10 entries
Boro PrisionPrisonNgamiland EastNorth-West District+267 686 0161
Botswana Prisons ServicesKasanePrisonChobeChobe District—
Gaborone Central PrisonPrisonGaboroneSouth-East District+267 395 6271
Kanye PrisonPrisonNgwaketse NorthSouthern District+267 5440382
Letlhakane PrisonPrisonLethlakaneCentral District—
Machaneng PrisonPrisonMachanengCentral District—
Mahalapye PrisonPrisonMachanengCentral District—
Mahalapye PrisonPrisonMahalapyeCentral District+267 471 0650
Moshupa Boys PrisonPrisonNgwaketse NorthSouthern District—
Selebi Phikwe State PrisonPrisonBobonongCentral District+267 2610555
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Botswana?

The atlas lists 10 prisons, jails and detention centres in Botswana, including 10 prisons.

How many police stations are in Botswana?

84 police units are listed for Botswana: 82 police stations and 2 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Botswana?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Botswana. Contact the facility or the Botswana Prisons Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which district has the most facilities?

Central District, with 5 prisons and jails and 19 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 5 entries of 10. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Who runs the prisons in Botswana?

The Botswana Prisons Service is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

How is Botswana divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Botswana by district, following official administrative boundaries; 10 districts currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the district where it is located; Central District is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Botswana?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 84 police units here. Open a district to see the units in each area.

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