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Sierra Leone

The prisons, jails and police of Sierra Leone

This page lists 6 places of detention and 62 law enforcement agencies in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Correctional Service runs the country's correctional centres. The best known is Pademba Road in Freetown. Among them are 62 police stations, 5 prisons and 1 women's prison. Western Area has the most entries of any province, with 39. Choose one of 4 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Sierra Leone, by province

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

62Police stations
5Prisons
1Women's prison
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Prisons & jails

6 facilities

6 entries
Bo PrisonPrisonBoSouthern
Female Correction FacilityWomen's prisonWestern Area UrbanWestern Area
Freetown Central PrisonPrisonWestern Area UrbanWestern Area
Kabala Correctional CenterPrisonKoinaduguNorthern
Mafanta PrisonPrisonTonkoliliNorthern
Makeni Correctional CentrePrisonBombaliNorthern
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Sierra Leone?

The atlas lists 6 prisons, jails and detention centres in Sierra Leone, including 5 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in Sierra Leone?

62 police units are listed for Sierra Leone, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Sierra Leone?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Sierra Leone. Contact the facility or the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

Western Area, with 2 prisons and jails and 37 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 Sierra Leone?

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

What specialised facilities are there in Sierra Leone?

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

How is Sierra Leone divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Sierra Leone by province, following official administrative boundaries; 4 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Western Area is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Sierra Leone?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 62 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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