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Ethiopia

The prisons, jails and police of Ethiopia

Ethiopia has 11 prisons and jails and 124 police agencies in this atlas. Ethiopia has federal prisons run by the Federal Prison Commission and regional prisons run by each regional state. Among them are 124 police stations, 10 prisons and 1 young offender institution. Addis Ababa has the most entries of any region, with 60. Choose one of 11 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Ethiopia, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

124Police stations
10Prisons
1Young offender institution
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Prisons & jails

11 facilities

11 entries
Abiy Adi PrisonPrisonCentralTigray
Akaki Police PrisonPrisonRegion 14Addis Ababa
Bahir Dar PrisonPrisonWest GojamAmhara
Batu Prison CenterPrisonEast ShewaOromia
Bonga PrisonPrisonKeffaSnnpr
Correction facilityAselaPrisonArsiOromia
Havana Correctional FacilityPrisonFafanSomali
Kilinto PrisonPrisonRegion 14Addis Ababa
Lideta Rehabilitation Centre for Children in Conflict with lawYoung offender institutionRegion 14Addis Ababa
Prison groundPrisonSouth WolloAmhara
WehniPrisonSouth GonderAmhara
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Ethiopia?

The atlas lists 11 prisons, jails and detention centres in Ethiopia, including 10 prisons and 1 young offender institution.

How many police stations are in Ethiopia?

124 police units are listed for Ethiopia, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Ethiopia?

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

Which region has the most facilities?

Addis Ababa, with 3 prisons and jails and 57 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 Ethiopia?

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

How is Ethiopia divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Ethiopia by region, following official administrative boundaries; 11 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Addis Ababa is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Ethiopia?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 124 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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