Print version| Country | LUXEMBOURG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direction Général de l'Administration Pénitentiaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | B.P.15, L-2010, Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +352 47 59 81 348 fax: +352 47 59 81 395 Web: www.mj.public.lu/etablissements_penitentiaires |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Jérôme Wallendorf
Avocat Général |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
660
at 1.9.2012 (Ministry of Justice) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
124
based on an estimated national population of 533,200 at beginning of September 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
39.2%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.4%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.2%
(1.9.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
68.8%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
2
(2012 - Centre pénitentiaire de Luxembourg, Centre pénitentiaire de Givenich) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 711
(1.9.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
92.8%
(1.9.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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