Print version| Country | CROATIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice, Administration and Local Government (Ministarstvo Pravosuda) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Administration (Uprava za Zatvorski Sustav) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Petrinjska 12. HR-10000 ZAGREB, Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +385 1 4807 444 fax: +385 1 4818 576 Web: www.uzs.pravosudje.hr |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Ivica Simac
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
5,064
at 1.1.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
115
based on an estimated national population of 4.4 million at beginning of 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
17.3%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.9%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.1%
(1.1.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.7%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
23
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 3,921
(1.1.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
129.2%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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