Print version| Country | FAEROE ISLANDS (DENMARK) | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Prisons and Probation, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
| 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) |
8
average for 2011 (Danish national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
17
based on an estimated national population of 48,380 at mid-2011 (from Statistics Faeroe Islands figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
14.3%
(4.10.2005) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0%
(4.10.2005) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 12
(2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
66.7%
(2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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