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Sudan

The prisons, jails and police of Sudan

Sudan has 3 prisons and jails and 112 police agencies in this atlas. Sudan's prisons are under the Ministry of Interior. Kober in Khartoum North is the best known. Information has become harder to verify since the 2023 war began. Among them are 112 police stations and 3 prisons. Khartoum has the most entries of any region, with 71. Choose one of 13 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Sudan, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

112Police stations
3Prisons
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Prisons & jails

3 facilities

3 entries
Deguris PrisonPrisonAs Salam - SDSouth Darfur
Kobar PrisonPrisonBahriKhartoum
Prison – Um DurmanPrisonUm DurmanKhartoum
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Sudan?

The atlas lists 3 prisons, jails and detention centres in Sudan, including 3 prisons.

How many police stations are in Sudan?

112 police units are listed for Sudan, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Sudan?

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

Which region has the most facilities?

Khartoum, with 2 prisons and jails and 69 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.

How is Sudan divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Sudan by region, following official administrative boundaries; 13 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Khartoum is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Sudan?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 112 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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