What is Correctional Service?
To provide humane custody and quality correctional services in order to promote public safety and to contribute to the social and economic development of the country.
How To Apply For Zambia Correctional Service
Entry Requirements/Qualifications
Prospective candidates must be:
- A Zambian Citizen with a Green National Registration Card (NRC)
- Possess a Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate
- Between 18 – 25 years of age
- Physically and mentally fit
- Of no criminal record
- Ready to undergo military training
- Single at the time of recruitment
- Less than 1.65 m tall
- Ready and willing to work in rural parts of Zambia.
To apply for the Zambia Correctional Service recruitment, here are the step to follow:
- No Application letter will be received at Correctional Service Headquarters and Correctional Staff Training Colleges.
- All applicants must be affiliated with their Professional Associations where applicable.
- Candidates who will be shortlisted will be expected to meet the cost of their accommodation, meals,, and travel expenses to and from the place of interview.
- Only candidates meeting the stipulated requirements should apply.
- Only successful candidates will be communicated with.
How many correctional services are in Zambia?
| Country | Zambia |
|---|
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs |
|---|---|
| Prison administration | Zambia Correctional Service |
| Contact address | PO Box 80926, Kabwe, Zambia |
| Telephone | +260 977 975 971 |
| Fax | +260 5 223916 |
| Website | http://www.zambiacorrections.gov.zm/(link is external) |
| pro.zcs2@zambiacorrections.gov.zm | |
| Head of prison administration (and title) | General Fredrick ChilukutuCorrectional Service Commissioner |
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of the national population) | 24 000at November 2022 (Times of Zambia, via U.S. State Department human rights report) |
|---|---|
| Pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 118based on an estimated national population of 20.27 million at November 2022 (from United Nations figures) |
| Juveniles/minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) | 17.6%(23.10.2019) |
| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 118based on an estimated national population of 20.27 million in November 2022 (from United Nations figures) |
| Number of establishments/institutions | 2.5%(17.9.2013 – under 18) |
| Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 2.1%(2.12.2005) |
| Official capacity of the prison system | 90(2019 – 54 standard prisons, 36 open-air prison farms) |
| The official capacity of the prison system | 9 150(November 2022) |
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | 262.3%(November 2022) |
How many months is Zambia Correctional Service training?
After successfully completing the 12-week course, the Probationary Correctional Officer (PCO) is expected
to demonstrate competency in a range of tasks for the remainder of the probationary period.
How much does a correctional officer get paid in Zambia?
The median salary for a Correctional Officer in Zambia is 46,840 ZMW.