Malawi Prison Archives

ACB appeals to Malawi Prison Service not to pardon corruption convicts

Dec 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has asked Malawi Prison Service not to be considering inmates convicted of corruption cases when it comes to pardons as one way of showing seriousness in fighting corruption… ...

Biogas digester installed at Mulanje Prison

Nov 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Daniel Nyanjagha - MANA United Purpose (UP) has handed over a biogas digester to Mulanje Prison to be used for power generation and production of manure, helping the prison save K500,000 per month. The… ...

Congestion at Thyolo prison worries prison officers

Oct 29, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo prison Office In-charge Mary Mbonekela says there is congestion at the prison as many inmates have been moved to the facility since government declared it as a southern region prisons quarantine center. Mbonekela said… ...

Chimwendo says Tonse Govt addressing Prison officers’ grievances

Oct 28, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda on Tuesday toured Thyolo Prison where he told prison warders that the Tonse Alliance government is addressing their challenges. Banda noted that prison officers require much attention and… ...

Sant’Egidio hands over technical skills block to Mulanje Prison

Oct 27, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Community of Sant'Egidio has handed over a K16 million technical skills block to Mulanje Prison. Speaking at the handover ceremony which took place on Saturday at Mulanje Prison, Sant'Egidio Coordinator for the District Bruce Tambwali… ...

CFT members donate to Mzuzu prison

Sep 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Citizens for Transformation (CFT) members in the Northern Region have donated various items worth K530 thousand to Mzuzu Prison. Speaking during the event on Tuesday, Regional Commander for CFT North Fumu Ndolo said it's not… ...

Chakwera pardons 499 prisoners

Aug 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned 499 prisoners in a bid to reduce congestion in prisons amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has confirmed that the prisoners have been released. Recently,… ...

Striking prison warders assault police officers

Apr 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prison warders at Chichiri Prison in Blantyre have beaten up three police officers and have also stolen their mobile phones. According to reports, the incident happened today and the police officers were taken to Queen… ...

COVID-19: CSOs demand release of prisoners

Mar 29, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi have demanded the release of inmates in the country’s prisons as one way of fighting the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The five CSOs namely Paralegal Advisory Service… ...

CCJP eyes CUNIMA on Adult Diversion

Mar 17, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe is eyeing a partnership with the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA) in calling for community service sentences on petty cases as a… ...

NGO seeks to assist children of prisoners

Aug 06, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Prison Fellowship Malawi (PFM) has rolled out an initiative that intends to assist children whose parents are ex-prisoners or are currently incarcerated in prison. The initiative dubbed Children of Prisoners project (COP) will ensure that… ...

Ex-prisoners benefit from free technical training

Feb 15, 2019 Towera Chisi - MEC Stringer 0 &

Fifty one ex-prisoners on Wednesday graduated in carpentry, tailoring and electrical installations in Balaka as so to empower them with vocational skills. The training was conducted under a project called vocational skills, training and empowerment… ...