Musanze: New project launched seeks to empower women, juvenile inmates
Women and juvenile inmates from Musanze and Nyagatare Juvenile Prisons now have reason to smile after the launch of a three-year project that seeks to empower them economically in the pre-and post-release process. The project is targeting 2,500 inmates
RCS training school: Graduation of 225 prison warders
The 225 prison warders have graduated in RCS training School Friday on 14 June 2019. Twenty eight of them are women. The institution of Rwanda correctional service expects them to be effective in protecting prisons in Rwanda.
DIDE has commended Rwanda government for significant step made foward in observing prisoners rights.
Inmates from Rwamagana prison have been sensitised to know their rights.The agenda was effected early this week in collaboration with RCS and international organisation for prisoners rights DIDE
Rubavu: The minister of justice commended inmates who reveal the truth about genocide against the tutsi
Rubavu prison accommodates inmates many of whom are youth below the age of 40 accused guilty of theft, use of drugs and rape. More than 2000 prisoners were convicted of genocide crime. While on working visit this Thursday, the Minister of Justice , Johnston Busingye commend some of the prisoners for their efforts in reconciliation process […]
Over 360 abortion convicts receive presidential pardon
President Paul Kagame has pardoned 367 girls and women convicted for the offence of abortion, complicity in abortion and infanticide.
MUHANGA Correctional Facility has significantly transformed lives of Female convicts
When you visit Muhanga Prison you find the huge compound woman inmates in activities. With beauty shaved heads and clean uniform, every inmate seemed busy. The inmates chat to one another and cracks jokes like anywhere else, none was handcuffed or being followed around with fire arm. As I walked around the facility compound, dancing […]
Rubavu : Genocide convicts sought apology for playing role in genocide against the Tutsi.
A total of 50 genocide convicts who are serving their various sentences in Rubavu prison have sought apology from families whose relatives were killed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
All juvenile inmates pass PLE, O’Level exams
All Juvenile inmates who sat for primary Leaving Examinations and Ordinary Level Exams separately passed national exams. The National Exams for both primary and O’level results were released by the ministry of Education On Tuesday 1 January 2019
Get to know Nyanza international prison structure
Being a prison it remains a challenge as one loses the freedom of enjoying life outside the prison but the situation worsens if means of living are also deplorable.
Malawi extradites Vincent Murekezi to Rwanda.
This Monday on 28/01/2019 Vincent Murekezi was brought to Rwanda and handed to Rwanda Correction Service (RCS) by their Malawian counterparts.