Mzimba Prison

Mzimba Prison is a Malawian prison located in Mzimba District, Northern Region.^[1]

Mzimba Prison

Location	Mzimba, Malawi
Coordinates	11°31′S 33°30′E
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum (male and female)
Capacity	574
Managed by	Malawi Prison Service

History

The prison has a 500-hectare farm in Kamwanjiwa, Mzimba district, and for the 2023–2024 farming season, the prison cultivated 20 hectares of land, where it grew crops such as maize, soya, beans, sunflowers and cowpeas.^[1][2]

Location

Mzimba Prison is located next to Mtambalika Moyo in Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi. The prison has a length of 0.71 kilometres.

Facilities

The prison has a farm that is expected to feed over 1,000 inmates. It has beds and comfortable mattresses; prisoners get food three times a day and have well-ventilated cells. The facility also provides services and activities for prisoners, such as teaching them skills, so they go back into society as law-abiding citizens.^[1][3][4]

Capacity

The prison is home to about 574 prisoners.^[1]