| Country | Federal Republic of Somalia |
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| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
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| Prison administration |
Somali Custodial Corps
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| Contact address |
Prisons Headquarters, Mogadishu, Somalia
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| Telephone |
+252615540234
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| Head of prison administration (and title) | General Mahad Abdirahman Adam
Commissioner General
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | * At least 3,700 and perhaps many more. There are an estimated 1,200 in the central prison in Mogadishu (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime); in 2011 approximately 2,000 were held in Somaliland and 500 in one of the prisons of Puntland. In addition "observers estimated that thousands were incarcerated" by Al-Shabaab in the regions under its control (U.S. State Department human rights report).
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| Number of establishments / institutions | * Prisons include those located in Hargeisa and Mandera, Somaliland, in Bosasso, Galkayo and Garowe, Puntland and in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
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Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Detainees (Somali)
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Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Detainees (English)
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US State Department Human Rights Country Report 2013: Somalia
Report
27/02/2014
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Assessment of the Prison System in Mogadishu/South Central Somalia
Report
15/09/2012
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