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Madagascar

The prisons, jails and police of Madagascar

Madagascar has 21 prisons and jails and 471 police agencies in this atlas. Madagascar's prisons are under the Ministry of Justice. Maisons centrales serve the regions, while smaller maisons de force hold longer sentences. They include 340 gendarmerie units, 129 police stations and 20 prisons. The busiest region is Analamanga (65 entries). Choose one of 22 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Madagascar, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

340Gendarmerie units
129Police stations
20Prisons
2Municipal police units
1Remand prison
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Prisons & jails

21 facilities

21 entries
Administration PénitenciairePrisonMorombeAtsimo-Andrefana—
Antanimora PrisonAntananarivoPrison2e ArrondissementAnalamanga800
CR JoffrevillePrisonAntsiranana IIDiana—
Farafangana prisonPrisonFarafanganaAtsimo-Atsinanana—
FIGADRAPrisonTaolagnaroAnosy—
FonjaPrisonMananjaryVatovavy-Fitovinany—
Fonja Manara-penitra IhosyPrisonIhosyIhorombe—
Fonja ManarampenitraPrisonAmbositraAmoron'i Mania—
Fonjan'AnkazondranoPrisonFianarantsoa IMatsiatra Ambony—
Fonjan'i TsiroanomandidyPrisonTsiroanomandidyBongolava—
GandarmeriePrisonVohemarSava—
Maison Centrale d'AmbatondrazakaPrisonAmbatondrazakaAlaotra-Mangoro—
Maison Centrale de VatomandryPrisonVatomandryAtsinanana—
Maison Centrale MampikonyPrisonMampikonySofia—
Maison centrale MoramangaPrisonMoramangaAlaotra-Mangoro—
Maison d'ArrêtRemand prisonToamasina IAtsinanana—
Maison de Force TsiafahyPrisonAntananarivo AtsimondranoAnalamanga—
Maison de Sûreté FandrianaPrisonFandrianaAmoron'i Mania—
Prison d'AnkazondranoPrisonFianarantsoa IMatsiatra Ambony—
Prison de Miarinarivo IPrisonMiarinarivoItasy—
Prison de MorondavaPrisonMorondavaMenabe—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Madagascar have?

The atlas lists 21 prisons, jails and detention centres in Madagascar, including 20 prisons and 1 remand prison.

Which police agencies serve Madagascar?

471 police units are listed for Madagascar: 340 gendarmerie units, 129 police stations and 2 municipal police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Madagascar?

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

Which region has the most facilities?

Analamanga, with 2 prisons and jails and 63 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 Madagascar?

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

How are the listings for Madagascar organised?

The atlas files Madagascar by region, following official administrative boundaries; 22 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Analamanga is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Madagascar?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 471 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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