The Prisons Corporation Sole (PCS) was established in 1983 under Section 3(1) of the Corporation Sole (Establishment) Act [Cap.119 R.E 2002]. PCS has a total of 24 project ,out of which 15 deals with crop and livestock production and eight (8) small scale industries.The Corporation supplies agricultural product which incrude maize ,beans, rice beef, milk,hides and skins, while furniture, shoes, salt soap and charcoal stoves, doors,windows and beds are among industrial product produced.

Prisons Corporation Sole (PCS) was established in 1983 by Government Notice (GN) No. 128 of 1983 as a Commercial wing of Tanzania prisons Service(TPS).