The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) is the corrections agency of
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...
. It holds pre-trial and convicted prisoners.
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Government of Botswana
The Government of Botswana often abbreviated as GOB, is the union government created by the constitution of Botswana having the executive, parliament, and the judiciary. The Seat of the Government is located in Gaborone, Botswana. The governme ...
. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
Prisons
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Kanye Prison (
Kanye
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ear ...
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Letlhakane Prison (
Letlhakane
Letlhakane is a village in the Central District of Botswana. Letlhakane is the headquarters of the Boteti sub-district. It is located south of Mmatshumo and the population of the village was 22,911 in 2011 census.
Within 15–20 km of L ...
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Lobatse Prison (
Lobatse
Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is an ...
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Machaneng Prison (
Machaneng)
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Mahalapye Prison (
Mahalapye
Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana.
The town has about 41,000 inhabitants and is situated along the main road between the capital Gaborone and the second largest city Francistown.
Mahalapye has a bus station, a railw ...
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Mochudi Prison (
Mochudi
Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 44,815 people in 2011. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main ...
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Molepolole Prison (
Molepolole
Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana.
The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to ...
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Selebi Phikwe Prison (
Selebi-Phikwe)
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Serowe New Prison (
Serowe
Serowe (population approximately 60,000) is an urban village in Botswana's Central District. A trade and commercial centre, it is Botswana's third largest village. Serowe has played an important role in Botswana's history, as capital for the Bama ...
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Tsabong Prison(
Tsabong)
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First Offenders Prison (
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 cen ...
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Boro Prison (
Boro __NOTOC__
Boro may refer to:
People
* Boro people, indigenous peoples of Amazonas, Brazil
* A variant spelling for the Bodo people of northeast India
* Charan Boro, Indian politician
* Isaac Adaka Boro, a celebrated Niger Delta nationalist and Ni ...
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Ghanzi Prison (
Ghanzi
Ghanzi is a town in the middle of the Kalahari Desert the western part of the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa. The region is the country's pride in contributing a large portion towards the beef industry. In fact, Ghanzi farmers provide ...
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Moshupa Boys Prison (
Moshupa
Moshupa is a large village in the Southern District of Botswana with a population of 20,016 per the 2011 census. The people of Moshupa are called the Bakgatla-ba-ga Mmanaana, a group also found in Thamaga. Along with the related Bakgatla-ba- ...
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Gaborone Maximum Prison (
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 cen ...
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Gaborone Women's Prison (
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 cen ...
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Tshane Prison (
Tshane
Tshane is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is situated in Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for , covering much of Botswana, and parts of Namibia and South Afr ...
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Francistown Prison (
Francistown
Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 and 147,122 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2022 census. and often described as the "''Capital of the North''" or as the natives would have it “''T ...
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Maun Prison (
Maun Maun may refer to:
Places
* Maun, Botswana, a town
* River Maun, a river in England
* Maun (island), an island in the Adriatic Sea
People
* Caroline Maun (born 1968), American professor, author, poet, lyricist and musician
* Danny Maun (born 1981) ...
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References
Further reading
*
Social Work in the Botswana Prison Service'. Botswana Prisons Dept., 1983.
External links
*Letsatle, Keamogetse.
RESOURCE MATERIAL SERIES No.84 PARTICIPANTS' PAPERS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN OFFENDER TREATMENT COUNTRY REPORT – BOTSWANA" () p. 154-160
Reflections from Prison"
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Kutlwano''. August 2012. Volume 50, Issue 8.
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