Print version| Country | MOLDOVA (REPUBLIC OF) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Ministerul Justitiei) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Penitentiary Institutions (Departmentul institutiilor Penitenciare) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Str. Titulescu 35, MD-2032 CHISINAU, Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +373 22 55 90 68 or 22 55 15 21 fax: +373 22 55 90 68 or 22 55 15 21 Web: www.penitenciar.gov.md |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Veaceslav Ceban
Director General (ad interim) |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
6,583
at 1.1.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
185
based on an estimated national population of 3.55 million at beginning of 2013 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
24.0%
(1.1.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.2%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(of sentenced prisoners, 1.1.2013 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.6%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
17
(2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 7,548
(1.1.2013) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
87.2%
(1.1.2013) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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