Service
Sentenced to other options
4
0
0
2
6
Acquittals
0
0
1
1
2
Withdrawals
4
0
0
0
4
Deportation
0
0
0
0
0
Imprisonment
8
8
3
3
22
Totals
90
117
99
91
397
125
Even though the camp courts are being held, the population of inmates is still on the rise.
In 2017, the total number of prisoners was 14, 018 against a total number of 30
established institutions which has a combined official capacity of 7 000. The Prison
population as at September 2018 is presented in the Table below:
Table 3: Prison Population versus design capacity: Source: Malawi Prison Service
STATION
CONVICTED
PRE-TRIAL
& SEX
M
INITIAL
NEW
EXCESS
DETAINEES
DESIGN
CELL
BODIES
& SEX
CAPACITY
F M
TOTAL
F
Chitipa
182
2
25
1
210
60
0
Karonga
55
0
0
0
55
20
0
35
Rumphi
135
1
31
0
177
80
0
97
Mzuzu
695
0
122
0
817
90
Mzimba
269
3
125
3
500
400
0
100
Nkhatabay
183
0
33
1
217
80
0
137
Nkhotakota
290
0
70
0
368
120
0
248
Kasungu
334
2
93
4
407
240
0
167
Ntchisi
286
0
41
0
327
60
2 (30)
207
2056
39
582
26
2708
480
4 (200)
1428
Lilongwe
38