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Zimbabwe

The prisons, jails and police of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has 8 prisons and jails and 143 police agencies in this atlas. The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) runs the country's prisons. Chikurubi near Harare is the largest maximum-security prison. Among them are 140 police stations, 7 prisons and 3 border police units. Harare has the most entries of any province, with 39. Choose one of 10 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Zimbabwe, by province

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

140Police stations
7Prisons
3Border police units
1Young offender institution
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Prisons & jails

8 facilities

8 entries
Bulawayo PrisonPrisonBulawayo
Chikurubi PrisonPrisonHarare
Gwanda PrisonPrisonGwanda UrbanMatabeleland South
Khami PrisonPrisonUmguzaMatabeleland North
Marondera PrisonPrisonMaronderaMashonaland East
Murewa PrisonsPrisonMurehwaMashonaland East
Prisons and correctional servicesPrisonChinhoyiMashonaland West
Wha wha Young Offenders PrisonYoung offender institutionGweruMidlands
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Zimbabwe?

The atlas lists 8 prisons, jails and detention centres in Zimbabwe, including 7 prisons and 1 young offender institution.

How many police stations are in Zimbabwe?

143 police units are listed for Zimbabwe: 140 police stations and 3 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Zimbabwe?

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

Which province has the most facilities?

Harare, with 1 prison or jail and 38 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 Zimbabwe?

The Zimbabwe Prisons and 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 Zimbabwe?

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

How is Zimbabwe divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Zimbabwe by province, following official administrative boundaries; 10 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Harare is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Zimbabwe?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 143 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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