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The Rhodesia Prison Service (RPS) was a law enforcement agency of Rhodesia. A subdivision of the Rhodesian Security Forces, it was responsible for the administration of the Rhodesian prison system. Established in 1954 as the Southern Rhodesia Prison Department and incorporated into the federal prison service of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, it continued as the prison service of independent Rhodesia during the UDI period. Upon Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, it was dissolved and superseded by the .

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  • The Rhodesia Prison Service (RPS) was a law enforcement agency of Rhodesia. A subdivision of the Rhodesian Security Forces, it was responsible for the administration of the Rhodesian prison system. Established in 1954 as the Southern Rhodesia Prison Department and incorporated into the federal prison service of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, it continued as the prison service of independent Rhodesia during the UDI period. Upon Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, it was dissolved and superseded by the . The RPS was led by the director of prisons, who was assisted by a deputy director and an assistant director. The first director of prisons was in 1954, and the final officeholder was , serving from 1968 to 1980. (en)
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  • 1980-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1965-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Rhodesia Prison Service (en)
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  • The insignia of the Rhodesia Prison Service, featuring the Zimbabwe Bird. (en)
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  • (Latin: "Just and Tenacious") (en)
  • Tenax et Justus (en)
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  • Federal Prison Service (en)
  • Southern Rhodesia Prison Service (en)
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  • The Rhodesia Prison Service (RPS) was a law enforcement agency of Rhodesia. A subdivision of the Rhodesian Security Forces, it was responsible for the administration of the Rhodesian prison system. Established in 1954 as the Southern Rhodesia Prison Department and incorporated into the federal prison service of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, it continued as the prison service of independent Rhodesia during the UDI period. Upon Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, it was dissolved and superseded by the . (en)
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  • Rhodesia Prison Service (en)
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  • Rhodesia Prison Service (en)
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