Print version| Country | LATVIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Tieslietu Ministrija) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Latvian Prison Administration (Ieslodzijuma Vietu Departaments) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Stabu iela 89, LV-1009 Riga | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +371 7 208 325 fax: +371 7 278 697 Web: www.ievp.gov.lv |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Visvaldis Pukite
Director |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
6,561
at 1.1.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
297
based on an estimated national population of 2.21 million at beginning of 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
31.0%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.4%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.0%
(1.1.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.3%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
12
(2009) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 7,970
(1.10.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
82.3%
(1.10.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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