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Papua New Guinea

The prisons, jails and police of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has 21 prisons and jails and 106 police agencies in this atlas. Papua New Guinea's correctional institutions are run by the PNG Correctional Service. Bomana near Port Moresby is the largest. Among them are 106 police stations, 20 prisons and 1 immigration detention. National Capital District has the most entries of any province, with 17. Choose one of 22 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Papua New Guinea, by province

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Autonomous Region of BougainvilleCentral ProvinceChimbu (Simbu) ProvinceEast New Britain ProvinceEast Sepik ProvinceEastern Highlands ProvinceEnga ProvinceGulf ProvinceHela ProvinceJiwaka ProvinceMadang ProvinceManus ProvinceMilne Bay ProvinceMorobe ProvinceNational Capital DistrictNew Ireland ProvinceNorthern (Oro) ProvinceSouthern Highlands ProvinceWest New Britain ProvinceWest Sepik (Sandaun) ProvinceWestern Highlands ProvinceWestern ProvinceMoreguina PrisonBarawagi Correctional InstitutionKerevat PrisonBoram PrisonBihute Correctional InstitutionBundaira PrisonMugurumanda PrisonAwa Correctional InstitutionBeon Corrective InstituteEast Lorengau Transit CenterGiligili PrisonBuimo PrisonBomana Immigration CentreBomana PrisonKavieng PrisonBiru PrisonBui Iebi Correctional InstitutionLakiemata CISVanimo PrisonBaisu Correctional InstitutionBomana Prison
Composition

What the atlas holds here

106Police stations
20Prisons
1Immigration detention
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Prisons & jails

21 facilities

21 entries
Awa Correctional InstitutionPrisonTari/Pori DistrictHela Province
Baisu Correctional InstitutionPrisonMt Hagen DistrictWestern Highlands Province
Barawagi Correctional InstitutionPrisonKerowagi DistrictChimbu (Simbu) Province
Beon Corrective InstitutePrisonMadang DistrictMadang Province
Bihute Correctional InstitutionPrisonGoroka DistrictEastern Highlands Province
Biru PrisonPrisonIjivitari DistrictNorthern (Oro) Province
Bomana Immigration CentreImmigration detentionNational Capital District
Bomana PrisonPrisonSouth Fly DistrictWestern Province
Bomana PrisonPrisonNational Capital District
Boram PrisonWewakPrisonWewak DistrictEast Sepik Province
Bui Iebi Correctional InstitutionPrisonImbonggu DistrictSouthern Highlands Province
Buimo PrisonMomase RegionPrisonLae DistrictMorobe Province
Bundaira PrisonPrisonKainanatu DistrictEastern Highlands Province
East Lorengau Transit CenterPrisonManus DistrictManus Province
Giligili PrisonPrisonAlotau DistrictMilne Bay Province
Kavieng PrisonPrisonKavieng DistrictNew Ireland Province
Kerevat PrisonPrisonGazelle DistrictEast New Britain Province
Lakiemata CISPrisonTalasea DistrictWest New Britain Province
Moreguina PrisonPrisonAbau DistrictCentral Province
Mugurumanda PrisonPrisonWapenamanda DistrictEnga Province
Vanimo PrisonPrisonVanimo/Green River DistrictWest Sepik (Sandaun) Province
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Papua New Guinea?

The atlas lists 21 prisons, jails and detention centres in Papua New Guinea, including 20 prisons and 1 immigration detention.

How many police stations are in Papua New Guinea?

106 police units are listed for Papua New Guinea, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Papua New Guinea?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Papua New Guinea. Contact the facility or the PNG Correctional Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

National Capital District, with 2 prisons and jails and 15 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.

Who runs the prisons in Papua New Guinea?

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

How is Papua New Guinea divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Papua New Guinea by province, following official administrative boundaries; 22 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; National Capital District is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Papua New Guinea?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 106 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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