Print version| Country | BELGIUM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministere de la Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direction General de l'Administration Penitentiaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Rue Evers 2-8, B-1000 BRUXELLES, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +32 2 542 7748 fax: +32 2 542 7784 Web: www.just.fgov.be |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Hans Meurisse
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
10,974
average for 2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
100
based on an estimated national population of 11.02 million at mid-2011 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
34.0%
(average, 2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.0%
(average, 2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(1.9.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
44.2%
(average, 2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
33
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 9,129
(average, 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
117.7%
(average, 2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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