Print version| Country | AUSTRIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Administration | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Museumstrasse 7, A-1016 VIENNA, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +43 1 52 152 2216 fax: +43 1 52 152 2727 or 2822 Web: www.bmj.gv.at |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Michael Neider
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
8,719
at 1.12.2012 (national prison administration, not including 213 persons on electronic surveillance outside the prisons) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
103
based on an estimated national population of 8.48 million at beginning of December 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
20.1%
(1.12.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.4%
(1.12.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.6%
(1.12.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
48.6%
(1.12.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
27
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 8,650
(1.12.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
100.8%
(1.12.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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