Print version| Country | SAUDI ARABIA | ||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||||||
| Prison administration | General Directorate of Prisons | ||||||||||||
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Dr. General) Ali Ben Hussein Al-Harithy
Director General of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
47,000
at February 2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
162
based on an estimated national population of 29.1 million at February 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
58.7%
(2002) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.7%
(2002) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.9%
(January 2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.72%
(January 2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
116
(2009 - 104 prisons and 12 reformatories) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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