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Tanzania

The prisons, jails and police of Tanzania

In Tanzania, the atlas records 20 correctional facilities and 329 police units. The Tanzania Prisons Service runs mainland Tanzania's prisons. Zanzibar has its own Offenders' Education Service. They include 328 police stations, 20 prisons and 1 border police. The busiest region is Dar es Salaam (104 entries). Choose one of 26 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Tanzania, by region

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ArushaDar es SalaamDodomaGeitaIringaKageraKataviKigomaKilimanjaroLindiManyaraMaraMbeyaMorogoroMtwaraMwanzaPwaniRukwaShinyangaSimiyuSingidaTaboraTangaZanzibar NorthZanzibar South & CentralZanzibar Urban/WestKids PrisonSegerea PrisonUkonga PrisonGereza Wazo HillKeko PrisonGerezani - PrisonMagereza ya MloloKagera PrisonMuleba PrisonLindi PrisonMagereza BabatiGereza la mradi (tabora "B"Mugumu PrisonTabora B PrisonRuanda Mbeya Central prisonMagerezaGereza Kuu La ButimbaManyoni PrisonMagereza SingidaChumbageni prison
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What the atlas holds here

328Police stations
20Prisons
1Border police
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Prisons & jails

20 facilities

20 entries
Chumbageni prisonPrisonTanga UrbanTanga
Gereza Kuu La ButimbaPrisonNyamaganaMwanza
Gereza la mradi (tabora "B"PrisonSerengetiMara
Gereza Wazo HillPrisonKinondoniDar es Salaam
Gerezani - PrisonPrisonIringa UrbanIringa
Kagera PrisonPrisonBukoba UrbanKagera
Keko PrisonPrisonTemekeDar es Salaam
Kids PrisonDar es salaamPrisonIlalaDar es Salaam
Lindi PrisonPrisonLindi UrbanLindi
MagerezaPrisonMorogoro UrbanMorogoro
Magereza BabatiPrisonBabati UrbanBabati UrbanManyara
Magereza SingidaPrisonSingida UrbanSingida
Magereza ya MloloiringaPrisonIringa UrbanIringa
Manyoni PrisonPrisonManyoniSingida
Mugumu PrisonPrisonSerengetiMara
Muleba PrisonPrisonMulebaKagera
Ruanda Mbeya Central prisonPrisonMbeya UrbanMbeya
Segerea PrisonDar es salaamPrisonIlalaDar es Salaam
Tabora B PrisonPrisonSerengetiMara
Ukonga PrisonDar es salaamPrisonIlalaDar es Salaam
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Tanzania have?

The atlas lists 20 prisons, jails and detention centres in Tanzania, including 20 prisons.

Which police agencies serve Tanzania?

329 police units are listed for Tanzania: 328 police stations and 1 border police.

Can I look up a prisoner in Tanzania?

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

Which region has the most facilities?

Dar es Salaam, with 5 prisons and jails and 99 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.

Which authority is responsible for prisons in Tanzania?

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

Where are most of the prisons in Tanzania?

Dar es salaam has the most, with 3 places of detention in the atlas, out of 6 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Tanzania organised?

The atlas files Tanzania by region, following official administrative boundaries; 26 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Dar es Salaam is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Tanzania?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 329 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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