Print version| Country | PAKISTAN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
74,944
at 31.12.2012 (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan - 49,889 in Punjab, 14,199 in Sindh, 8,113 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,483 in Balochistan, 260 in Gilgit Baltistan) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
39
based on an estimated national population of 194.6 million at end of 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
66.2%
(31.12.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.5%
(31.12.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.7%
(31.12.2012 - juveniles) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.2%
(30.6.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
97
(2012 - 32 in Punjab, 26 in Sindh, 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11 in Balochistan, 6 in Gilgit Baltistan) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 42,617
(31.12.2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
177.4%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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