WHEREAS, it is necessary to set up an organ of Federal Prisons that adheres to the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and that is committed to the laws enacted on the basis of the Constitution;

WHEREAS, in due course of implementing judicial need to undertake the functions of the custody, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners in order to daily contribute their part in crime prevention;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: