Print version| Country | LITHUANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Teisingumo Ministerija) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Department (Kalejimu Departamentas) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | L. Sapiegos str.1, LT-10312 Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +370 5 262 6767 or 271 9000 fax: +370 5 275 2778 Web: www.kaldep.lt |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Arturas Norkevicius
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
9,920
at 1.1.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
314
based on an estimated national population of 3.16 million at beginning of 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
13.6%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.3%
(1.1.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.3%
(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 |
15
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 9,135
(1.1.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
100%
(1.1.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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