Print version| Country | TONGA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Police, Prisons and Fire Services | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Tonga Prison Department | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | P.O. Box 828, Nuku' Alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +676 32269 fax: +676 32145 Web: prisons@kalianet.to |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Limoni Pau Teisina
Acting Superintendent of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
158
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
151
based on an estimated national population of 104,600 at end of 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.9%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.5%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
10.8%
(31.12.2011 - under 20) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0%
(mid-2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
4
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 222
(31.12.2011 - maximum capacity) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
71.2%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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