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Country GUAM (USA)
Prison administration Department of Corrections
Contact address P.O.Box 3236, Hagatna (Agana), Guam 96932
Telephone/fax/website tel: +671 473 7021 or 7025 or 7027
fax: +671 473 7024
Web: www.doc.guam.gov
Head of prison administration
(and title)
Jose A. San Agustin
Director
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
585
at 8.5.2012 (Guam prison administration)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
316
based on an estimated national population of 185,300 at May 2012 (from U.S. Census Bureau figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
63.4%
(8.5.2012)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
4.3%
(8.5.2012)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
0%
(29.12.2005)
Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
1.8%
(29.12.2005)
Number of establishments /
institutions
4
(2012 - Adult Correctional Facility, Women's Facility, Hagatna Detention Facility for pre-trial detainees and Community Corrections Center for minimum security prisoners)
Official capacity of prison system 419
(29.12.2005 - 225 in Adult Correctional Facility, 194 in HDF)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
120.3%
(29.12.2005)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1995 379 (251)
1997 464 (318)
1999 970 (584)
2001 585 (371)
2004 393 (237)
2007 535 (306)
2010 559 (309)

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