Mageragere Prison
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| Location | Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Population | 9,000 |
| Managed by | Rwanda Correctional Services |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Website | https://rcs.gov.rw/en/Prisons/nyarugenge-prison-2/ |
Mageragere Prison, officially Nyarugenge Correctional Facility (Kinyarwanda: Igororero rya Nyarugenge, French: Établissement Correctionnel de Nyarugenge), is a correctional facility located in Nyarugenge District, Kigali, Rwanda. Established in September 2016,[1] Mageragere is the largest prison in Rwanda. As of August 2023, Mageragere houses approximately 9,000 inmates.[2]
It is operated by the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS, Kinyarwanda: Urwego rw’u Rwanda rushinzwe Igorora, French: Service Correctionnel du Rwanda).
History
[edit]Mageragere Prison was created in 2016 with the consolidation of two distinct correctional facilities.[1][3] The two consolidated prisons are:
- Nyarugenge Prison (1930): historically known as "1930," was among the earliest prisons constructed during the colonial era in Rwanda. Its name, "1930," is derived from the year of its construction.[4]
- Gasabo Prison: formerly known as Kimironko Prison
Population and facilities
[edit]Mageragere Prison was constructed with a planned occupancy between 8,000 - 10,000 inmates.[5][6] Mageragere Prison is organized into three wings, each designed to cater to specific correctional needs:
- Male Wing
- Female Wing
- Maximum Security Wing
Notable former inmates
[edit]- Paul Rusesabagina:[7] Hero of Hotel Rwanda
- Umuhoza Ingabire Victoire:[8][9][10] Rwandan Politician
- Kizito Mihigo[11]
- Edouard Bamporiki:[12][13] Rwandan Politician
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nyarugenge Correctional Facility".
- ^ "Nyarugenge Prison".
- ^ Tashobya, Athan (2015-12-31). "[PHOTOS]: Mageragere Prison to be ready by June – officials". The New Times. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Amateka ya Gereza ya 1930 yubakiwe Abanyarwanda ku nyungu z'abakoloni b'Ababiligi".
- ^ Tashobya, Athan (2015-12-31). "[PHOTOS]: Mageragere Prison to be ready by June – officials". The New Times. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Gereza ya Mageragere izatangira kwakira abagororwa mukwa 6/2016". UMUSEKE. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (2023-03-25). "'Hotel Rwanda' Dissident Released From Prison After Two and a Half Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Rwandan opposition leader among 2,100 released from prison". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Victoire Ingabire, figure de l'opposition rwandaise, est sortie de prison". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Victoire Ingabire arasaba iperereza kw'"iyicarubozo rikorerwa abanyururu"". BBC News Gahuza (in Kinyarwanda). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Kizito Mihigo na Ingabire Victoire basohotse muri Gereza ya Nyarugenge (Amafoto na Video)".
- ^ Munyantore, Yanditswe na Jean Claude. "Bamporiki afungiye i Mageragere". Kigali Today. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Bamporiki handed five-year sentence, taken into Mageragere Prison".