Print version| Country | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: FEDERATION | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Division for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Valtera Perica 15, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +387 33 471 825 (or 213 151) fax: +387 33 471 825 (or 213 151) |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Hidajet Trako
Assistant Minister of Justice |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,819
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
77
based on an estimated national population of 2.35 million at end of 2011 (unofficial estimate) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
15.9%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.9%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.5%
(1.9.2011 - under 18 at date of sentence) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.3%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
8
(2008) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 1,790
(1.9.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
93.4%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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