Print version| Country | ALGERIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Administration Pénitentiaire et de la Réinsertion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Rue du 11 décembre 1960, El-Biar, Alger (Algiers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +213 21 79 12 60 fax: +213 21 79 14 25 Web: www.mjustice.dz/?p=sys_pen |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Mokhtar Felioune
Directeur Général |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
56,000
at July 2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
156
based on an estimated national population of 35.99 million at July 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
12.4%
(31.12.2008 - untried prisoners only) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.8%
(31.12.2008) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.7%
(31.12.2008) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
133
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 36,530
(31.12.2008) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
152.2%
(31.12.2008) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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