Print version| Country | BAHRAIN | ||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs | ||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,100
at 2010 (Office of the Inspector General of the Ministry of the Interior) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
136
based on an estimated national population of 807,000 at mid-2010 (United Nations) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
16.0%
(2004) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
18.5%
(2004) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
30.2%
(December 2005) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2010 - Jaw prison) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 816
(2006) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
91.0%
(2004) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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