Print version| Country | MALDIVES | ||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs | ||||||
| Prison administration | a) Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services (convicted prisoners), b) Maldives Police Service (pre-trial detainees) | ||||||
| Contact address | a) Orchid Magu Street, Male, Republic of Maldives | ||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: a) +960 332 0055 fax: a) +960 331 3727 Web: www.homeaffairs.gov.mv/penti.html |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
a) Ahmed Rashid
a) Director |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.1,000
at January 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.311
based on an estimated national population of 322,000 at January 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.6%
(of convicted prisoners, 2004) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
20.0%
(of convicted prisoners, 2004, under 19) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.1%
(of convicted prisoners, 2004) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
6
(2011 - 4 prisons under the DPRS and 2 detention centres under the MPS) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 763
(2004) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
147.4%
(2004) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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