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Location | Mwanza, Malawi |
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Coordinates | 15°35′55″S 34°31′04″E / 15.59861°S 34.51778°E |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum (male and female) |
Capacity | 1,500 |
Opened | 1990 |
Managed by | Malawi Prison Service |
Mwanza Prison is the prison located in Mwanza, Malawi, a town in the Southern Region of Malawi on the border with Mozambique.[1] The prison is controlled and maintained by the Malawi Prison Service that in turn controls 23 district prison stations, including the Mwanza Prison, which are either first-class or second-class prisons.[2] The aim of the Malawi Prison Service is to provide humane and effective correctional services to prisoners.[3]
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