Prisons, Jails & Police in Egypt

Egypt

The prisons, jails and police of Egypt

This page lists 14 places of detention and 197 law enforcement agencies in Egypt. Egypt's prisons are run by the Ministry of Interior's community protection sector and have been renamed correction and rehabilitation centres. Many of the largest complexes lie on the edges of Cairo and Alexandria. They include 197 police stations, 13 prisons and 1 women's prison. The busiest governorate is Cairo Governorate (47 entries). Choose one of 27 governorates to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Egypt, by governorate

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

197Police stations

13Prisons

1Women's prison

Prisons & jails

14 facilities

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15th of May Correction and Rehabilitation Centre	Prison	Zemam OutCairo Governorate
Abou Zabal Prison	Prison	Al KhankaQalyubia Governorate
Aqrab Prison	Prison	TuraCairo Governorate
Asyut prison	Prison	Kesm Than AssuitAsyut Governorate
Badr Prison	Prison	Zemam OutCairo Governorate
Borg el-Arab Prison	Prison	Burg al-ArabMatrouh Governorate
Correction and rehabilitation center in the tenth of Ramadan	Prison	BilbisAl Sharqia Governorate
Correction and Rehabilitation Center in Wadi El Natroun - Prison Complex	Prison	Zemam OutBeheira Governorate
Helwan Prison	Prison	HilwanCairo Governorate
Minya Prison	Prison	Zemam OutMinya Governate
New Akhmim Correction and Rehabilitation Center	Prison	Zemam OutSohag Governorate
Tanta Prison	Prison	Tanta 2Gharbiyya Governorate
Torah Mahkoum Prison	Prison	TuraCairo Governorate
Womens' Prison	Women's prison	Qanatir Al-KhayriyyaMonufia Governorate

Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Egypt have?

The atlas lists 14 prisons, jails and detention centres in Egypt, including 13 prisons and 1 women's prison.

Which police agencies serve Egypt?

197 police units are listed for Egypt, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Egypt?

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

Which governorate has the most facilities?

Cairo Governorate, with 5 prisons and jails and 42 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 Egypt?

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

How are the listings for Egypt organised?

The atlas files Egypt by governorate, following official administrative boundaries; 27 governorates currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the governorate where it is located; Cairo Governorate is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Egypt?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 197 police units here. Open a governorate to see the units in each area.

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