Print version| Country | LAOS |
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Public Security |
| Prison administration | Prison Department |
| Contact address | Nongbone Road, Xaysettha district, Vientiane muncipality, Laos |
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Bounheng Mansoulith
Director of Prison Department |
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,020
at mid-2004 (national prison administration) |
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
69
based on an estimated national population of 5.8 million at mid-2004 (United Nations) |
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.0%
(mid-2004) |
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
10.5%
(mid-2004) |
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
19
(2011 - U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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