Print version| Country | GEORGIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Penitentiary Department | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 83a Gorgasali Street, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +995 32 275 23 85 (or 86) fax: +995 32 275 12 12 Web: www.mcla.gov.ge |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Mikheil Ghurtskaia
Head of Penitentiary Department |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
10,491
at 31.3.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
232
based on an estimated national population of 4.53 million at end of March 2013 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
9.5%
(31.3.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.8%
(31.3.2013) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.9%
(31.3.2013 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.6%
(31.3.2013) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
16
(2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 25,354
(31.3.2013) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
41.4%
(31.3.2013) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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