Print version| Country | LEBANON | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior (to be transferred to the Ministry of Justice in due course) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Lebanese Internal Security Forces and 'Gendarmerie' Headquarters in Beirut, Near Hotel Dieu Hospital, Achrafiyeh, Beirut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +961 1 422000 and +961 1 425250 fax: +961 1 427775 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Major General) Achraf Rifi
Director General of Internal Security Forces |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
5,100
at June 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
118
based on an estimated national population of 4.32 million at mid-2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
73.4%
(June 2012 - it is reported that many pre-trial prisoners have since been released) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.8%
(2006) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(2006 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
38.0%
(2006) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
22
(2011 - 21 for adults, 1 for juveniles, excluding centre for migrants) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 3,500
(30.6.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
147.1%
(30.6.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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