Print version| Country | GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | State (Land) Ministries of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison administrations of the 16 states (Laender) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
65,889
at 30.11.2012 (Federal Statistical Office) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
80
based on an estimated national population of 81.93 million at end of November 2012 (from Federal Statistical Office figures) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
16.7%
(30.11.2012) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.7%
(30.11.2012) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.2%
(of pre-trial prisoners only, 30.11.2012 - under 18) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
27.1%
(31.3.2011) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
186
(2012) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Official capacity of prison system | 77,578
(30.11.2012) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
84.9%
(30.11.2012) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
|
Please send new or updated information to admin@icps.essex.ac.uk
