PRISON SERVICES OF RHODESIA
History, Uniforms, Medals & Insignia
Rhodesian Prisons
(The list below is by no means complete) - excludes Federal era prisons in Northern Rhodesia & Nyasaland
Before the late 1960s almost every District Police Station had a "Lock-up" which was part of the Prison Department (noted as a class IV prison), with two or more Warders, supervised by the B.S.A. Police. These warders supervised Prison Labour work parties as well as prisoner transfers. After this the lock ups were controlled by the Police and incumbents were held there until their first court appearance, when they were taken in to prison custody. An example of this is the Mangwe Police detention cells were declared a Class IV Prison in Southern Rhodesia Notice No. 324 of 1964.
| Beitbridge Prison | Khami Medium Prison |
| Belingwe Prison | Khami Maximum Security Prison |
| Bindura Prison | Khami Open Prison |
| Binga Prison | Marandellas Prison |
| Buffalo Range Prison | Mrewa Prison |
| Bulawayo Prison (Also referred to as Grey Street Prison) (Medium? / Remand Prison?) | Mtoko Prison |
| Chikurubi Farm Prison | New Sarum Prison (a satellite of Salisbury Central) |
| Chikurubi Medium Prison | Nyamandlovu Prison |
| Chikurubi Maximum Prison | Plumtree Prison |
| Chipinga Prison | Que Que Prison |
| Connemara (Gwelo) Closed as a prison by 1979/80, part was used as a Police Reserve training base and was subsequently used as a barracks for the "integrated Zimbabwe Army units". | RLI (a satellite of Salisbury Central) |
| Enkeldoorn Prison | Rusape Prison |
| Fort Victoria Prison | Salisbury Central Prison |
| Gatooma Prison Farm | Salisbury Remand Prison & Holding Centre |
| Gorge Grange Prison, a satellite of Fort Victoria, developed as a farm prison | Shabani Prison |
| Gwanda Prison | Sinoia Prison |
| Gwelo Prison | Selukwe Prison |
| Hartley Prison (closed 1968) | Tjolotjo Prison |
| Katambora Reformatory, previously a prison | Umtali Prison |
| Karoi Prison | Wankie Prison |
| Kentucky (a satellite of Salisbury Central) | Wha Wha Maximum Security Detention Centre |
| iKhami held Detained
Mental Prisoners |
Salisbury Remand Prison & Holding Centre Photo: Brian Ruff
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