Print version| Country | SWITZERLAND | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Federal Department of Justice and Police | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Section for the execution of sentences and measures | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Federal Office of Justice, Bundesrain 20, CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +41 31 322 4171 fax: +41 31 322 7873 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Walter Troxler
Chef de la Section Exécution des Peines et Mesures |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
6,599
at 5.9.2012 (Swiss Federal Statistical Office) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
82
based on an estimated national population of 8.01 million at September 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
41.2%
(5.9.2012 - 31.1% untried, 10.1% convicted unsentenced) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.9%
(5.9.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.8%
(5.9.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
73.8%
(5.9.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
109
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 6,978
(5.9.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
94.6%
(5.9.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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