Country RWANDA
Ministry responsible Ministry of the Interior
Prison administration Rwanda Correctional Services
Contact address P.O. Box 6516, Kigali, Rwanda
Telephone/fax/website tel: +250 85 307 or 85 646
fax: +250 85 646
web: www.nps.gov.rw
Head of prison administration
(and title)
 (Major General) Paul Rwarakabije
Commissioner General
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
 58,461
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
 527
based on an estimated national population of 11.1 million at end of 2011 (from United Nations figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
 26.9%
(October 2008)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
 14.5%
(31.12.2011)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
 0.4%
(31.12.2011 - minors)
Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
 0.3%
(mid-2002)
Number of establishments /
institutions
 14
(2012 - 13 prisons, 1 rehabilitation centre for juveniles)
Official capacity of prison system 56,900
(31.12.2011)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
 102.7%
(31.12.2011)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1998 145,021 (139 - excluding genocide suspects))
2002 112,000 (102 - excluding genocide suspects))
2004 87,000 (111 - excluding genocide suspects))
2006 82,000 (167 - excluding genocide suspects))
2008 59,311 (221 - excluding genocide suspects))

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