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Burkina Faso

The prisons, jails and police of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has 7 prisons and jails and 100 police agencies in this atlas. Burkina Faso's places of detention, the maisons d'arrêt et de correction, are under the Ministry of Justice. The largest is in Ouagadougou. They include 56 police stations, 39 gendarmerie units and 5 remand prisons. The busiest region is Centre-Ouest (21 entries). Choose one of 13 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Burkina Faso, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

56Police stations
39Gendarmerie units
5Remand prisons
4Municipal police units
2Prisons
1Border police
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Prisons & jails

7 facilities

7 entries
MACBPrisonBaleBoucle du Mouhoun
Maison d'arrêt de KoudougouRemand prisonBoulkiemdeCentre-Ouest
Maison D'arret et de CorrectionRemand prisonMouhounBoucle du Mouhoun
Maison d'arrêt et de correctionRemand prisonSoumSahel
Maison d'arrêt et de correctionRemand prisonBougouribaSud-Ouest
Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction de BanforaRemand prisonComoeCascades
Maison d´arrêt et de correction de OuagadougouPrisonKadiogoCentre
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Burkina Faso have?

The atlas lists 7 prisons, jails and detention centres in Burkina Faso, including 5 remand prisons and 2 prisons.

Which police agencies serve Burkina Faso?

100 police units are listed for Burkina Faso: 56 police stations, 39 gendarmerie units and 4 municipal police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Burkina Faso?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Burkina Faso. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Centre-Ouest, with 1 prison or jail and 20 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Burkina Faso?

The atlas lists 5 remand prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How are the listings for Burkina Faso organised?

The atlas files Burkina Faso by region, following official administrative boundaries; 13 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Centre-Ouest is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Burkina Faso?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 100 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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