Print version| Country | ECUADOR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Justicia, Derechos Humanos y Cultos | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direccion Nacional de Rehabilitacion Social | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 12 de Octubre y Foch, Quito, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +593 2 2568-987 or 2503-427 fax: +593 2 1553-295 Web: www.dnrs.gov.ec |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Jean Daniel Valverde
Director Nacional |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
11,800
at July 2010 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
86
based on an estimated national population of 13.78 million at July 2010 (from CELADE figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
46.0%
(September 2009) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
8.0%
(September 2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0%
(juveniles under the age of 18 are dealt with by the Ministry of Social Welfare) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.2%
(August 2008) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
45
(2009) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 8,480
(July 2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
139.2%
(July 2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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