Established in September 2016,[1] Mageragere is the largest prison in Rwanda.

As of August 2023, Mageragere houses approximately 9,000 inmates.

[2] It is operated by the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS, Kinyarwanda: Urwego rw’u Rwanda rushinzwe Igorora, French: Service Correctionnel du Rwanda).

Mageragere Prison was created in 2016 with the consolidation of two distinct correctional facilities.

[5][6] Mageragere Prison is organized into three wings, each designed to cater to specific correctional needs: