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Shimo La Tewa Prison

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Shimo La Tewa Prison is a medium-security facility operated by the Kenya Prisons Service in Mombasa County. The main GK prison serving the Coast region, located north of Mombasa city. Holds both convicted and remand male inmates.

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jan 2025 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Mombasa County

Security level

medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

Visit schedules are set by each facility. Visitors must be pre-registered with the prison and are subject to security screening. Contact the facility directly or via Kenya Prisons Service HQ: [email protected].

Mailing

Address mail: [Inmate Name], [Prisoner Number], Shimo La Tewa Prison, Mombasa County, Kenya. Include the inmate's prison number on all correspondence.

Practical info

Money can be deposited for inmates via the prison's official channels. Contact Kenya Prisons Service at +254 20 271 1400 or [email protected] for current visiting hours and inmate location queries.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Malindi Road, Mombasa
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APA
World Prisons. (2025). Shimo La Tewa Prison. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shimo-la-tewa-prison
Chicago
"Shimo La Tewa Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shimo-la-tewa-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-shimo-la-tewa-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Shimo La Tewa Prison},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shimo-la-tewa-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}