Print version| Country | KOSOVO/KOSOVA | ||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice (Ministria e Drejtesise) | ||||||
| Prison administration | Kosovo Correctional Service (Sherbimi Korrektues i Kosoves) | ||||||
| Contact address | Ministria e Drejtesise, Rruga: "Perandori Diklecian", 10,000 Prishtine (Pristina) | ||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +38 200 18 340 Web: www.md-ks.org |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Resmi Hoxha
Commissioner |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.1,450
at 31.12.2010 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.66
based on an estimated national population of 2.2 million at end of 2010 (from Statistical Office of Kosovo figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
9.0%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.4%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.1%
(31.12.2010 - juveniles) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
9
(2011 - 6 detention centres, 3 prisons) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 1,550
(February 2006) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.84%
(February 2006) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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