| Country | Somalia (Federal Republic of) |
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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) | 2 799
at 2023 (via UN mission to Somalia (Unsom))
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| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 16
based on an estimated national population of 17.34 million at mid-2023 (from United Nations figures)
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| Number of establishments / institutions | 14
(2023 - Prisons include those in Hargeisa and Mandera (Somaliland), Bosasso, Galkayo and Garowe (Puntland) and in the Somali capital Mogadishu. In addition it is estimated that thousands more prisoners are held by Al-Shabaab in the regions under its control.)
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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
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15/09/2012
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