Print version| Country | SLOVAKIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Ministerstvo Spravodlivosti) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Corps of Prison and Court Guard (Zbor Vazenskej a Justicnej Straze) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 1 Sagatova St., 81304 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +421 2 20 83 11 00 fax: +421 2 20 83 16 98 Web: www.zvjs.sk |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Col. Mgr.) Eugen Balko
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
11,092
at 14.11.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
205
based on an estimated national population of 5.41 million at November 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
12.3%
(14.11.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.1%
(14.11.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.2%
(14.11.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.0%
(14.11.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
18
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 10,822
(14.11.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
102.5%
(14.11.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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