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Eastern Cape

In Eastern Cape, South Africa, the atlas records 40 correctional facilities and 101 police units. They include 101 police stations, 39 prisons and 1 young offender institution. 22 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. The busiest district is Cacadu (31 entries). Eastern Cape is one of 9 provinces of South Africa with entries in the atlas. Prisons in Eastern Cape come under the Department of Correctional Services, which runs the system across South Africa. Choose one of 8 districts to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Alfred NzoAmatholeBuffalo CityCacaduChris HaniJoe GqabiNelson Mandela BayO.R.TamboMzamba Police Station – Mbizana Local MunicipalityAdelaide Police Station – Nxuba Local MunicipalityBedford Police Station – Nxuba Local MunicipalityDikeni Police Station – AliceGcuwa Police StationHamburg Police Station – Ngqushwa Local MunicipalityHealdtown Police Station – KwaMaqomaKei Mouth Police StationKomga Police StationKwaMaqoma Police StationSAPS KubusiedriftStutterheim Police StationXesi Police Station – MiddledriftBeacon Bay Police StationBhisho Police StationBraelynn Police Station – Buffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalityBuffalo Flats Police StationCambridge Police Station – KuGompo CityDimbaza Police Station – Buffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalityEast London Police StationGonubie Police Station – Buffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalityInyibiba Police Station – MdantsaneMacleantown Police StationMdantsane Police StationMount Ruth Station Railway PoliceNdevana Police StationNeeds Camp Police StationNtabozuko Police StationQonce Police StationSAPS - Dog UnitSAPS Eastern Cape Provincial OfficeTraffic DepartmentVulindlela Police Station – MdantsaneZele Police Station – Amahlathi Local MunicipalityZwelitsha Police StationAlicedale Police Station – Makana Local MunicipalityCommittees – Makana Local MunicipalityCookhouse Police Station – Blue Crane Route Local MunicipalityFort BrownFort Brown Police StationHankey Police Station – Kouga Local MunicipalityHumansdorp Police StationJoza Police Station – MakhandaKenton-on-Sea Police StationKlipplaat SAPSNqweba Police StationPort Alfred Police StationRiebeek-Oos Police StationRietbron Police StationRobert Sobukwe Police StationSAPS Makhanda Police StationSouth African Police ServiceSouth African Police Service Storms RiverSouth African Police Service – Baviaans Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Ikwezi Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Makana Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Ndlambe Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Sundays River Valley Local MunicipalitySteytlerville Police Station – Baviaans Local MunicipalityThornhill Police Station – Kouga Local MunicipalityCacadu Police StationEzibeleni Police StationMlungisi Police Station – KomaniNxuba Police StationSouth African Police Service – Inxuba Yethemba Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – KomaniTarkastad South African Police ServiceEkhephini Police StationEland HeightsJames Calata Police StationLady Grey Police StationMaletswai Police StationMbezeni – Elundini Local MunicipalityMbezeni SAPSSouth African Police Service – Senqu Local MunicipalityTlokoeng Police StationVenterstad Police StationAlcohol Evidence CentreAlgoa Park Police StationBethelsdorp Police StationBluewater Bay Police StationChurch Street Police StationGelvandale Police Station – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalityHumewood Police Station – GqeberhaK9 Unit – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalityKabega Park Police StationKwaZakhele Police Station – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalityMotherwell Police StationMount Road Police StationPort Elizabeth Flying SquadSAPS – iBhayiSAPS – MotherwellSAPS DespatchSAPS Kwabuhle Police StationSeaview Police Station – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalitySouth African Police Service CentreSouth African Police Service – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (No. 2)Walmer Police Station – GqeberhaMthatha Police StationPolice Station – Mhlontlo Local MunicipalityBizana Correctional CentreMount Frere Correctional CentreMount Ayliff Correctional CentreTabankulu Correctional CentreFort Beaufort Correctional ServicesXesi Correctional CentreElliotdale Correctional CentreStutterheim Correctional CentreIdutywa Correctional CentreNqamakwe Correctional CentreBhisho Child & Youth Care CentreEast London Correctional ServicesMdantsane Correctional ServicesKing Williams Town Correctional CentreKirkwood PrisonKwaNojoli Correctional CentrePatensie Correctional CentreWaainek PrisonJansenville Correctional CentreGraaff-reinet Correctional CentreMiddleburg Correctional ServicesNxuba Correctional CentreSada Correctional CentreLady Frere Correctional CentreCofimvaba Correctional CentreQueenstown Correctional CentreDordrecht Correctional CentreBurgersdorp Correctional CentreTlokoeng Correctional CentreSterkspruit Correctional CentreBarkly East Correctional CentrePort Elizabeth Correctional FacilitySaint Albans PrisonLusikisiki New PrisonMthatha Corecctional ServicesMqanduli Correctional CentreNgqeleni Correctional CentreFlagstaff Correctional CentreMthatha Medium Correctional CentreMthatha Maximum Correctional Centre
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101Police stations
39Prisons
1Young offender institution
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40 facilities

40 entries
Barkly East Correctional CentrePrisonJoe Gqabi045 971 0056
Bhisho Child & Youth Care CentreYoung offender institutionBuffalo City—
Bizana Correctional CentrePrisonAlfred Nzo039 251 0241
Burgersdorp Correctional CentrePrisonJoe Gqabi051 653 1836
Cofimvaba Correctional CentrePrisonChris Hani047 248 1241
Dordrecht Correctional CentrePrisonChris Hani045 943 1013
East London Correctional ServicesKuGompo CityPrisonBuffalo City—
Elliotdale Correctional CentrePrisonAmathole—
Flagstaff Correctional CentrePrisonO.R.Tambo—
Fort Beaufort Correctional ServicesKwaMaqomaPrisonAmathole046 645 1101
Graaff-reinet Correctional CentrePrisonCacadu049 807 2400
Idutywa Correctional CentrePrisonAmathole047 489 1096
Jansenville Correctional CentrePrisonCacadu049 836 0051
King Williams Town Correctional CentreKing William's TownPrisonBuffalo City043 642 1416
Kirkwood PrisonNqwebaPrisonCacadu042 232 7722
KwaNojoli Correctional CentrePrisonCacadu—
Lady Frere Correctional CentrePrisonChris Hani—
Lusikisiki New PrisonPrisonO.R.Tambo039 253 1163
Mdantsane Correctional ServicesPrisonBuffalo City043 708 6000
Middleburg Correctional ServicesPrisonChris Hani—
Mount Ayliff Correctional CentrePrisonAlfred Nzo039 254 0361
Mount Frere Correctional CentrePrisonAlfred Nzo039 255 0126
Mqanduli Correctional CentrePrisonO.R.Tambo—
Mthatha Corecctional ServicesPrisonO.R.Tambo—
Mthatha Maximum Correctional CentrePrisonO.R.Tambo047 532 6222
Mthatha Medium Correctional CentrePrisonO.R.Tambo047 532 6222
Ngqeleni Correctional CentrePrisonO.R.Tambo—
Nqamakwe Correctional CentrePrisonAmathole—
Nxuba Correctional CentrePrisonChris Hani048 881 1393
Patensie Correctional CentrePrisonCacadu042 283 0332
Port Elizabeth Correctional FacilityPrisonNelson Mandela Bay—
Queenstown Correctional CentrePrisonChris Hani045 839 7123
Sada Correctional CentreWhittleseaPrisonChris Hani—
Saint Albans PrisonPrisonNelson Mandela Bay—
Sterkspruit Correctional CentrePrisonJoe Gqabi—
Stutterheim Correctional CentrePrisonAmathole—
Tabankulu Correctional CentrePrisonAlfred Nzo—
Tlokoeng Correctional CentrePrisonJoe Gqabi039 257 0014
Waainek PrisonMakhandaPrisonCacadu046 622 9007
Xesi Correctional CentreMiddledriftPrisonAmathole—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Eastern Cape, South Africa have?

The atlas lists 40 prisons, jails and detention centres in Eastern Cape, South Africa, including 39 prisons and 1 young offender institution.

Which police agencies serve Eastern Cape, South Africa?

101 police units are listed for Eastern Cape, South Africa, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Eastern Cape, South Africa?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in South Africa. Contact the facility or the Department of Correctional Services, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which district has the most facilities?

Cacadu, with 6 prisons and jails and 25 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 22 entries of 40. 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 Eastern Cape, South Africa?

Prisons in South Africa, including those in Eastern Cape, are run by the Department of Correctional Services.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Eastern Cape, South Africa?

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

Where are most of the prisons in Eastern Cape, South Africa?

Mthatha has the most, with 3 places of detention in the atlas, out of 35 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Eastern Cape, South Africa organised?

The atlas files Eastern Cape, South Africa by district, following official administrative boundaries; 8 districts currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the district where it is located; Cacadu is the largest by number of entries.

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