Mwanza Prison is the prison located in Mwanza, Malawi, a town in the Southern Region of Malawi on the border with Mozambique.

[2] The aim of the Malawi Prison Service is to provide humane and effective correctional services to prisoners.

[4] This act was enacted by the British colonial government, which had previously administered prisons in Malawi through the colonial police force.

The Malawi Prison Service faces challenges including overcrowding, poor sanitation and inadequate funding.

The service has also faced criticism for human rights abuses and poor conditions in prisons.