Print version| Country | REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) KOREA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Korea Correctional Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Government Complex, Gwacheon-shi 427-720, Gwacheon, Republic of Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +82 2 2110 3460 or 3458 fax: +82 2 502 0129 Web: www.corrections.go.kr |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Taehoon Kim
Commissioner |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
44,731
at 30.6.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
92
based on an estimated national population of 48.6 million at end of June 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
31.1%
(30.6.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.3%
(30.6.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(30.6.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.6%
(30.6.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
51
(2012 - 36 correctional institutions, 1 private correctional institution, 11 detention centres, 3 detention branches ) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 45,690
(30.6.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
97.9%
(30.6.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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