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The prisons, jails and police of Myanmar

This page lists 39 places of detention and 483 law enforcement agencies in Myanmar. Myanmar's prisons and labour camps are run by the Prisons Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Insein in Yangon is the best known. They include 479 police stations, 39 prisons and 4 border police units. 1 entry has a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. The busiest state is Mandalay (98 entries). Choose one of 14 states to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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AyeyarwadyBagoChinKachinKayahKayinMagwayMandalayMonRakhineSaigangShanTanitharyiYangonHinthada Central JailPrison – HinthadaPathein JailAye Thu Kha Prison, Daik-UPyay PrisonTaungoo PrisonPhakant PrisonMyitkyina PrisonMagwae PrisonPrison – PakokkuThayet PrisonPyinmana JailMandalay Central PrisonMeiktila PrisonMyingyan PrisonNyaung-U PrisonPrison Department, Production Camp (Kintha - 2)Mogok PrisonPrison – YamethinPrison of MawlamyaingInn Pyaung PrisonMat Ka Thae JailTaung Sun Prison DepartmentZin Kyaik PrisonKyaukpyu PrisonButhidaung PrisonSittwe PrisonThandwe PrisonMonywa PrisonShwebo PrisonKengtung PrisonPrison – KyaukmePrison – Kyaukme (No. 2)Lashio PrisonNyaung Shwe PrisonDawei PrisonHton Kha JailMyeik JailInn Sein Prison
Composition

What the atlas holds here

479Police stations
39Prisons
4Border police units
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Prisons & jails

39 facilities

39 entries
Aye Thu Kha Prison, Daik-UPrisonBago—
Buthidaung PrisonPrisonMaungdawRakhine—
Dawei PrisonPrisonDaweiTanitharyi—
Hinthada Central JailPrisonHinthadaAyeyarwady—
Hton Kha JailPrisonMyeikTanitharyi—
Inn Pyaung PrisonPrisonThatonMon—
Inn Sein PrisonPrisonYangon (North)Yangon—
Kengtung PrisonPrisonKengtungShan—
Kyaukpyu PrisonPrisonKyaukpyuRakhine—
Lashio PrisonPrisonLashioShan—
Magwae PrisonPrisonMagway—
Mandalay Central PrisonPrisonMandalay—
Mat Ka Thae JailPrisonThatonMon—
Meiktila PrisonPrisonMeiktilaMandalay—
Mogok PrisonPrisonPyinoolwinMandalay—
Monywa PrisonPrisonMonywaSaigang—
Myeik JailPrisonMyeikTanitharyi—
Myingyan PrisonPrisonMyingyanMandalay—
Myitkyina PrisonPrisonMyitkyinaKachin—
Nyaung Shwe PrisonPrisonTaunggyiShan—
Nyaung-U PrisonPrisonNyaung-UMandalay—
Pathein JailPrisonPatheinAyeyarwady—
Phakant PrisonPrisonMohnyinKachin—
Prison – HinthadaPrisonHinthadaAyeyarwady—
Prison – KyaukmePrisonKyaukmeShan—
Prison – Kyaukme (No. 2)PrisonKyaukmeShan—
Prison – PakokkuPrisonPakokkuMagway—
Prison – YamethinPrisonYamethinMandalay—
Prison Department, Production Camp (Kintha - 2)PrisonOke Ta RaMandalay—
Prison of MawlamyaingPrisonMawlamyineMon—
Pyay PrisonPrisonPyayBago—
Pyinmana JailPrisonDet Khi NaMandalay—
Shwebo PrisonPrisonShweboSaigang—
Sittwe PrisonPrisonSittweRakhine—
Taung Sun Prison DepartmentPrisonThatonMon—
Taungoo PrisonPrisonTaungooBago—
Thandwe PrisonPrisonThandweRakhine—
Thayet PrisonThayetmyoPrisonThayetMagway+95 68 21 008
Zin Kyaik PrisonPrisonThatonMon—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Myanmar have?

The atlas lists 39 prisons, jails and detention centres in Myanmar, including 39 prisons.

Which police agencies serve Myanmar?

483 police units are listed for Myanmar: 479 police stations and 4 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Myanmar?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Myanmar. Contact the facility or the Prisons Department, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which state has the most facilities?

Mandalay, with 8 prisons and jails and 90 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 1 entry of 39. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Which authority is responsible for prisons in Myanmar?

The Prisons Department is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

How are the listings for Myanmar organised?

The atlas files Myanmar by state, following official administrative boundaries; 14 states currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the state where it is located; Mandalay is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Myanmar?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 483 police units here. Open a state to see the units in each area.

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