Editing Kiribati (section)

===Law enforcement and military===
[[File:RKS Teanoai, during a joint exercise 2019-11-07.jpg|thumb|Police vessel RKS ''Teanoai'', in 2019]]
[[Law enforcement in Kiribati]] is carried out by the Kiribati Police Service, which is responsible for all law enforcement and paramilitary duties for the island nation. There are police posts located on all of the islands. The police have one patrol boat, the {{sclass2|Guardian|patrol boat}} [[RKS Teanoai II (301)|RKS ''Teanoai II'']].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/asiapac/asiapac.htm#5 |title = Pacific Forum class patrol boat |publisher = Hazegray.org |date = 25 March 2002 |access-date = 14 May 2010 }}</ref>

The main prison in Kiribati is located in [[Betio]], named the Walter Betio Prison. There is also a prison in [[London, Kiribati|London]] on [[Kiritimati]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Male [[LGBT rights in Kiribati|homosexuality]] is illegal in Kiribati, with a penalty up to 14 years in prison, according to a historical British law. However, this law is not enforced. Kiribati has not yet followed the lead of the United Kingdom, following its [[Wolfenden report]], to decriminalise acts of male homosexuality, beginning with provisions in the UK's Sexual Offences Act 1957. Female homosexuality is legal, but lesbians may face violence and discrimination. However, employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cooks bill puts spotlight on Pacific's anti-gay laws |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/337461/cooks-bill-puts-spotlight-on-pacific-s-anti-gay-laws |work=RNZ News |date=21 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Daniel |last=Avery |title=71 Countries Where Homosexuality is Illegal |url=https://www.newsweek.com/73-countries-where-its-illegal-be-gay-1385974 |work=Newsweek |date=4 April 2019}}</ref>