Print version| Country | BOLIVIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Interior y Policia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Dirección Nacional de Régimen Penitenciario y Supervisión | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Av. Arce No. 2316, La Paz, Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +591 2 244 0256 fax: +591 2 244 0256 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Jorge Antonio Sueiro
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
11,516
at 31.12.2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
112
based on an estimated national population of 10.28 million at end of 2011 (from CELADE figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
83.6%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
11.7%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
9.0%
(2009 - under 21) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.8%
(2006) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
53
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,700
(2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
185.1%
(July 2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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