Print version| Country | HUNGARY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior (Miniszteriumok) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Hungarian Prison Service (Buntetes-vegrehajtasi Szervezet) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Steindl Imre utca 8, H-1054 BUDAPEST, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +36 1 301 8221 fax: +36 1 311 9878 Web: www.bvop.hu |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Maj. Gen.) András Csóti
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
17,210
at 31.12.2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
173
based on an estimated national population of 9.96 million at end of 2011 (Hungarian National Statistical Office) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
28.3%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.2%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.1%
(31.12.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.4%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
33
(2011 - 31 prisons and 2 hospitals) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 12,604
(31.12.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
136.5%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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