Print version| Country | UZBEKISTAN | ||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Internal Affairs | ||||||||||||
| Prison administration | General Department of Corrections and Labour | ||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +998 71 191 60 46 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Abdukarim A. Shodiev
Head of Prison Service |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.42,000
at March 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.152
based on an estimated national population of 27.7 million at March 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
11.5%
(August 2003) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
53
(2008 - comprising 11 pre-trial detention centres, 1 prison and 41 colonies, of which 18 are colony-settlements, 3 are medium-regime, 12 strict-regime, 1 maximum security, 1 for women, 2 for juveniles, 1 for former law enforcement officials, 1 republican colony hospital and 2 TB colonies) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 56,300
(August 2000) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
113.5%
(August 2000) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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