483 males and 36 females, as of February 2011 p.14
Managed by
Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) under the Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services (DPRS)
Maafushi Prison is a prison in Maafushi on Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives, 18 miles (29 km) south of the capital, Malé. It is the largest prison on the islands and has held numerous political prisoners over the years, including former presidents like Mohamed Nasheed and Abdulla Yameen.[1]
^‘Home Minister meets jailed ex-pres’ news report in Avas Online - a news outlet registered with the Government of the Maldives - as reported on 24 Feb. 2020 [accessed on 21 June 2020]
MaafushiPrison is a prison in Maafushi on Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives, 18 miles (29 km) south of the capital, Malé. It is the largest prison on the islands...
Court Judge's arrest while president, and was sentenced to 13 years at MaafushiPrison. Amnesty International described the conviction as "politically motivated"...
open, political reform activities in the Maldives. He was serving at MaafushiPrison for drug offences when he was beaten to death by the NSS personnel...
Hassan Evan Naseem at MaafushiPrison - located on a separate inhabited island - and the subsequent shooting at the same prison, that killed 3 and injured...
in the lease of Vaavu atoll Aarah. He was serving his sentence in MaafushiPrison, but moved to home confinement in October 2023. On 18 April 2024, the...
after Evan Naseem, a prisoner, was killed in MaafushiPrison, after the most brutal torture, by prison staff. An attempt to cover up the death was foiled...
time in prison and campaigned for her release. She was detained in MaafushiPrison on the Kaafu Atoll, 18 miles south of the capital, Malé. She was reportedly...
death of Eevan Naseem on 19 September 2003 in MaafushiPrison, Maldives and the subsequent unrest in prisons which resulted in twenty people being shot and...
custody. Former president Abdulla Yameen was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2019 for money laundering. The High Court upheld the jail sentence...
link] Rasheed, Rushdha (9 February 2018). "Pres. Maumoon transferred to Maafushi jail". raajje.mv. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved...
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