Mageragere Prison Explained

Mageragere Prison
Prison Name:	Mageragere Correctional Facility
Location:	Nyarugenge, Kigali, Rwanda
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, 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]

History

Mageragere Prison was created in 2016 with the consolidation of two distinct correctional facilities.^[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

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:

1. Male Wing
2. Female Wing
3. Maximum Security Wing

Notable former inmates

• 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

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Nyarugenge Correctional Facility .
2. Web site: Nyarugenge Prison .
3. Web site: Tashobya . Athan . 2015-12-31 . [PHOTOS]

   Mageragere Prison to be ready by June – officials ]

   . 2023-10-06 . The New Times . en.
4. Web site: Amateka ya Gereza ya 1930 yubakiwe Abanyarwanda ku nyungu z’abakoloni b’Ababiligi .
5. Web site: Tashobya . Athan . 2015-12-31 . [PHOTOS]

   Mageragere Prison to be ready by June – officials ]

   . 2023-10-06 . The New Times . en.
6. Web site: 2015-12-30 . Gereza ya Mageragere izatangira kwakira abagororwa mukwa 6/2016 . 2023-10-06 . UMUSEKE . en-US.
7. News: Dahir . Abdi Latif . 2023-03-25 . ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Dissident Released From Prison After Two and a Half Years . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-06 . 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Rwandan opposition leader among 2,100 released from prison . 2023-10-06 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
9. News: 2018-09-15 . Victoire Ingabire, figure de l’opposition rwandaise, est sortie de prison . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2023-10-06.
10. Web site: 2022-05-18 . Victoire Ingabire arasaba iperereza kw'"iyicarubozo rikorerwa abanyururu" . 2023-10-06 . BBC News Gahuza . rw.
11. Web site: Kizito Mihigo na Ingabire Victoire basohotse muri Gereza ya Nyarugenge (Amafoto na Video) .
12. Web site: Munyantore . Yanditswe na Jean Claude . Bamporiki afungiye i Mageragere . 2023-10-06 . Kigali Today . en-US.
13. Web site: Bamporiki handed five-year sentence, taken into Mageragere Prison .