| Country | Rwanda |
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| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of the Interior
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| Prison administration |
Rwanda Correctional Service
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| Contact address |
P.O. Box 6516, Kigali, Rwanda
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| Telephone |
+250 733513228
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| Fax |
+250 788513996
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| Website | |
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info@rcs.gov.rw
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| Head of prison administration (and title) | Juvenal Marizamunda
Commissioner General of Prisons
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 89 034
at August 2023 (national prison administration)
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|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 637
based on an estimated national population of 13.97 million at August 2023 (from United Nations figures)
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 14.0%
(August 2023)
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| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 5.4%
(March 2020)
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) | 0.9%
(March 2020 - under 18)
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| Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 0.3%
(mid-2002)
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| Number of establishments / institutions | 14
(2020 - 13 prisons, 1 rehabilitation centre for juveniles)
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| Official capacity of prison system | 61 320
(July 2022)
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| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | 138.1%
(July 2022)
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| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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- Pre-trial/remand prison population: trend
- Female prison population: trend
- Prison population trend up to 2000
Pre-trial/remand prison population: trend
The table below gives an indication of the recent trend in the pre-trial/remand prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.
It consists of the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that pre-trial/remand prisoners constituted on that day.
The final column shows the pre-trial/remand population rate per 100,000 of the national population.
RWANDA
Year | Number in pre-trial/remand imprisonment | Percentage | Pre-trial/remand population rate (per 100,000 of national population) |
2012 | 5,726 | 9.8% | 50 |
2023 | 12,501 | 14.0% | 89 |
It should be noted that the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners fluctuates from day to day, month to month and year to year. Consequently the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.
The pre-trial/remand population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.
Female prison population: trend
The table below gives an indication of the trend in the female prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.
It consists of the number of female prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that female prisoners constituted on that day.
The final column shows the female prison population rate per 100,000 of the national population.
RWANDA
Year | Number of | Percentage | Female prison |
2002 | 2,925 | 2.6% | 33.6 |
2020 | 3,537 | 5.4% | 27.5 |
The number of female prisoners fluctuates and so the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.
The female prison population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.
(If the rate were calculated on the basis of the number of females in the national population it would of course be approximately double the figure in the final column).
Prison population trend up to 2000
The table below gives an indication of the prison population trend. The figures after the plus signs show those held in connection with genocide-related offences committed in 1994.
RWANDA
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Year |
Prison |
Prison |
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1998 |
10,021 + c. 135,000 |
135 + c. 1,812 |