The event, organized by the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), will be held between October 26th and 31st, 2025.

Evariste Murenzi, the Commissioner General of Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to host the conference during an event presided over by ICPA President Peter Severin in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, April 25.

The prisons boss is attending a five-day ICPA conference on technology in corrections and innovation in prison infrastructure, which kicked off on Monday, April 22.

“The signed Memorandum of Understanding between RCS Commissioner General Evariste Murenzi and ICPA President Peter Severin is an indication of the trust that the global corrections association has in Rwanda to host the mentioned conference from October 26th to 31st, 2025,” the department said in a statement.

Commissioner General Evariste Murenzi and ICPA President Peter Severin during the signing of the MoU in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, April 25.

ICPA is a non-profit association for prison professionals founded in 1998 with a mission to promote and share ethical and effective correctional practices to enhance public safety and healthier communities worldwide.

It is a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

Rwanda will be the second African country to host the ICPA AGM and conference after Namibia, which hosted the event in 2014.

The conference brings together more than 900 participants drawn from different parts of the world and aims to recognize outstanding progress and excellence with respect to its mission, particularly in prisons/corrections achievements which advance humanitarian, environmental, and professional corrections and prisons approaches.