Print version| Country | MACAU (CHINA) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Macau Prison (Estabelecimento Prisional de Macau) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Rua de S. Francisco Xavier s/n, Coloane, Macau | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +853 896 1280 or 2888 1211 fax: +853 2888 2431 Web: www.epm.gov.mo |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Lee Kam Cheong
Director |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,083
at 31.10.2012 (Macau Directorate of Statistical and Census Services) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
191
based on an estimated national population of 566,200 at end of October 2012 (from Macau Directorate of Statistical and Census Services figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
22.3%
(mid-2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
15.8%
(31.10.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
4.7%
(30.6.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
62.5%
(mid-2012 - including residents of Hong Kong and mainland China) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2012- Macau Prison) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 1,297
(30.6.2011 - design capacity; the maximum capacity is set at 1,341.) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
72.7%
(30.6.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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