Botswana Prison Service

Areas of Responsibility

Botswana Prison Service will provide safe custodial care and correction to offenders through effective rehabilitation and reintegration programs for the protection of the society.

Departments/Sections of the Ministry
  • Custodial care
  • Training and Rehabilitation of prisoners
  • Presenting prisoners for trials/appeals
  • Administration of sentences
  • Prisoners health care
  • Assist in reintegration of prisoners
  • Monitor community-based correctional programmes (e.g. extra-mural labour and parole)
  • Monitor prisoners released for home-based care
Departments/Sections and Key Functions
  • Custodial care
  • Training and Rehabilitation of prisoners
  • Presenting prisoners for trials/appeals
  • Administration of sentences
  • Prisoners health care
  • Assist in reintegration of prisoners
  • Monitor community-based correctional programmes (e.g. extra-mural labour and parole)
  • Monitor prisoners released for home-based care
Ministry Contact Details

Ministry of Defence Justice and Security
Botswana Prison Service
Private Bag X​02
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel (+267) 3611700
Fax. (+267) 3975003

Opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30