Prisons, Jails & Police in DR Congo

DR Congo

The prisons, jails and police of DR Congo

In DR Congo, the atlas records 24 correctional facilities and 175 police units. Prisons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under the Ministry of Justice. The Centre Pénitentiaire et de Rééducation de Kinshasa, known as Makala, is the largest. Among them are 173 police stations, 23 prisons and 1 remand prison. Kinshasa has the most entries of any province, with 87. Choose one of 16 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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DR Congo, by province

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

173Police stations

23Prisons

1Remand prison

1Gendarmerie

1Municipal police

Prisons & jails

24 facilities

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Cachot Parquet Général	Prison	BandunduKwilu
Cachot PGI	Prison	BandunduKwilu
Camp de Détention de Luzumu	Prison	KasanguluKongo-Central
Centre pénitencier de rééducation de Kinshasa	Prison	Kinshasa
Commissariat Police – Kinshasa	Prison	Kinshasa
Maison d'Arrêt de Monbgwalu	Remand prison	DjuguIturi
Prison Central	Prison	UviraSouth Kivu
Prison centrale	Prison	ButemboNorth Kivu
Prison Centrale	Prison	BukavuSouth Kivu
Prison Centrale	Prison	MbandakaÉquateur
Prison Centrale	Prison	KinduManiema
Prison centrale de Bunia	Prison	BuniaIturi
Prison Centrale de Kamina	Prison	KaminaHaut-Lomami
Prison Centrale de Kisangani	Prison	KisanganiTshopo
Prison centrale de la Kasapa	Prison	LubumbashiHaut-Katanga
Prison centrale de Munzenze	Prison	GomaNorth Kivu
Prison centrale du Kasaï	Prison	TshikapaKasai
Prison de Buluwo	Prison	LikasiHaut-Katanga
Prison de DilalaKolwezi	Prison	MutshatshaLualaba
Prison du Cinquantenaire	Prison	BandunduKwilu
Prison Kangbwayi	Prison	BeniNorth Kivu
Prison Kimbangu	Prison	Mbanza-NgunguKongo-Central
Prison Militaire de Ndolo	Prison	Kinshasa
Prison pour Enfants	Prison	ButemboNorth Kivu

Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in DR Congo?

The atlas lists 24 prisons, jails and detention centres in DR Congo, including 23 prisons and 1 remand prison.

How many police stations are in DR Congo?

175 police units are listed for DR Congo: 173 police stations, 1 gendarmerie and 1 municipal police.

Can I look up a prisoner in DR Congo?

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

Which province has the most facilities?

Kinshasa, with 3 prisons and jails and 84 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.

What specialised facilities are there in DR Congo?

The atlas lists 1 remand prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is DR Congo divided in the atlas?

The atlas files DR Congo by province, following official administrative boundaries; 16 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Kinshasa is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in DR Congo?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 175 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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