Print version| Country | DENMARK | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Prisons and Probation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Strandgade 100, DK-1401 COPENHAGEN K, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +45 32 68 4000 fax: +45 32 68 4050 Web: www.kriminalforsorgen.dk |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
William Rentzmann
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
3,829
at 1.9.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
68
based on an estimated national population of 5.59 million at beginning of September 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
33.1%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.9%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.2%
(1.9.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
28.2%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
52
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,121
(1.9.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
92.9%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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