Coloane Prison is a public department responsible for enforcing thepenalty of liberty deprivation and custodial measures. Its functions alsoinclude adopting measures to correctly enforce penalties and make inmates more disciplined,and coordinating and supervising the monitoring of the people in custody andtheir rehabilitation services.

Coloane Prison has two subsidiary units, namely, the Security andVigilance Division and the Social Assistance, Education and Training Division.The Security and Vigilance Division is responsible for the safety in prison andthe supervision of inmates, including the patrols in and out of the Prison,searches, escorts, maintaining the discipline in cells and managing theday-to-day lives of inmates. The Social Assistance, Education and TrainingDivision is in charge of the assistance and education for inmates whichfacilitates their return to society.