Print version| Country | ALBANIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Ministria e Drejtesise) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | General Directorate of Prisons | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Rr. "Abdi Toptani", Tirana, Albania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +355 4 271 437 (or 254 545) fax: +355 4 228 292 (or 254 545) Web: www.dpbsh.gov.al |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Gazment Dibra
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,779
at 30.11.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
168
based on an estimated national population of 2.84 million at end of November 2011 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
40.8%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.0%
(30.11.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.6%
(30.11.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.4%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
21
(2010) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,417
(1.9.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
108.0%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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