Director of Prisons of Rhodesia
Director of Prisons | |
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Inaugural holder | |
Formation | 1954 |
Final holder | |
Abolished | 1980 |
The Director of Prisons was the head of the Rhodesia Prison Service, responsible for the administration of prisons in Southern Rhodesia and later Rhodesia. The post was established in 1954 as the head of the of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and became head of the Southern Rhodesia Prison Service upon the Federation's dissolution in 1963. In 1965, upon Rhodesia's independence from the United Kingdom, it became the Rhodesia Prison Service. In 1980, upon Zimbabwe's independence, the office was nullified and replaced by the Director of the .
History[]
Prior to 1954, prisons in Southern Rhodesia were administered by the Southern Rhodesia Prison Department (SRPD).[1] On 30 November 1954, the of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland passed the Prisons Department Act (49/1954), which incorporated the SRPD into the (FPS), effective 1 December 1954.[2] This arrangement continued until December 1963, when the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved and autonomy was returned to the individual colonies of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, the latter two of which gained independence in 1964 as Zambia and Malawi, respectively. From 1963, the service continued as the Southern Rhodesia Prison Service (SRPS).[1] In 1965, shortly before Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence from the United Kingdom, the SRPS began using the name Rhodesia Prison Service.[1]
In 1980, upon Zimbabwe's independence, the RPS was dissolved and superseded by the .
List of directors[]
The follow list of Directors of Prisons includes those from the Southern Rhodesia Prison Service, the Federal Prison Service, and the Rhodesia Prison Service.[3]
Name | Appointment | End of term | |
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1 December 1954 | 1 April 1963 | ||
Acting: 1 April 1963 | 1 December 1963 | Southern Rhodesia Prison Service | |
1 December 1963 | 1964 | ||
29 August 1965 | 1968 | Rhodesia Prison Service | |
1968 | 1980 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "RPS Home Page". www.rhodesianprisonservices.co.za. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Beadle, Hugh (1963). The statute law of Southern Rhodesia, in force on or made before the 30th day of April, 1963. Printed by Mardon Rhodesian Printers. pp. 309–10.
- ^ "RPS Heads of Service". www.rhodesianprisonservices.co.za. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- 1954 establishments in Southern Rhodesia
- 1980 disestablishments in Zimbabwe
- Lists of Rhodesian people