Print version| Country | VIETNAM | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Public Security | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Prison Management | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 17/175 Dunh cong-Hoang mai, Hanoi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +84 43 864 1501 or 2223 fax: +84 43 864 1502 Web: v26bca@fpt.vn |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Pham Duc Chan
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
130,180
at mid-2012 (national prison administration, via Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators - including 115,030 sentenced) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
145
based on an estimated national population of 89.7 million at mid-2012 (United Nations) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
11.6%
(mid-2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
12.6%
(mid-2012) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.3%
(mid-2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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