Lilongwe Central Prison

Lilongwe Central Prison
Location	Lilongwe, Malawi
Coordinates	14°00′S 33°35′E / 14.000°S 33.583°E
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum (male and female)
Capacity	2,500
Opened	1910
Managed by	Malawi Prison Service

LocationLilongwe, Malawi

Coordinates14°00′S 33°35′E / 14.000°S 33.583°E

StatusOperational

Security classMaximum (male and female)

Lilongwe Central Prison is one of the four such similar prisons located in Lilongwe District. It has a rated capacity of approximately 2,500 inmates, although it usually holds more due to overcrowding. The facility houses male and female inmates, including convicted prisoners and those on remand.^[1]^[2]

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v t e Prisons of Malawi
List of prisons in Malawi
National level	Zomba Central Prison Maula Prison
Regional level	Lilongwe Central Prison Blantyre Central Prison Mzuzu Central Prison
District level	Mzimba Prison Mwanza Prison Neno Prison Nsanje Prison Chikwawa Prison Thyolo Prison Mulanje Prison Phalombe Prison Chiradzulu Prison Balaka Prison Machinga Prison Mangochi Prison Mangochi Prison Nkhata Bay Prison Ntcheu Prison Dedza Prison Dowa Prison Kasungu Prison Mchinji Prison Salima Prison
Women's prisons	Lilongwe Women's Prison Zomba Women's Prison Blantyre Women's Prison Mzuzu Women's Prison
Youth prisons	Salima Young Offenders Prison Chichiri Youth Prison Kachere Youth Prison Maula Youth Prison Nkhata Bay Youth Prison Ntcheu Youth Prison
Local level	Kachere Prison Chilwa Prison Liwonde Prison Monkey Bay Prison
Prison Bands	Malawi Prison Band

Lilongwe Central Prison

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