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Mageragere Prison, officially Nyarugenge Correctional Facility (Kinyarwanda: Igororero rya Nyarugenge, French: Ãtablissement Correctionnel de Nyarugenge), is a correctional facility located in Nyarugenge District, Kigali, Rwanda. Established in September 2016, Mageragere is the largest prison in Rwanda. As of August 2023, Mageragere houses approximately 9,000 inmates. It is operated by the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS, Kinyarwanda: Urwego rwâu Rwanda rushinzwe Igorora, French: Service Correctionnel du Rwanda).
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Year opened
2016
Operational
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2016
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Mageragere Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mageragere-prison
"Mageragere Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mageragere-prison.
@misc{worldprisons-mageragere-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Mageragere Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mageragere-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}