Steve Meke

Malawi Prison Service says one halfway house is not enough and calls for more centres to prepare inmates for life after prison and reduce reoffending.

Behind prison walls, trained inmates are helping stop cholera before it spreads. Malawi Prison Service tightens hygiene as national cases rise.

Malawi’s prisons are set for relief after President Arthur Peter Mutharika pardoned 222 inmates and approved a general amnesty cutting sentences by nine months — a move authorities say will reduce the prison population by 15%.

Lilongwe police have rearrested a man with multiple convictions for similar crimes, triggering an investigation into how he regained his freedom.

Prison PRO Steve Meke has assured inmates of improved living standards under the New Prison Act 2025, which seeks to reduce overcrowding by allowing some convicts to serve part of their sentences in communities under supervision, while also promoting rehabilitation through skills training.