Print version| Country | GUYANA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Guyana Prison Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Prisons Headquarters, 46 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, GUYANA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +592 225 6003 fax: (there is no fax number) Web: prisonsgy@yahoo.com |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Dale Erskine
Director of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,962
at 31.10.2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
260
based on an estimated national population of 755,000 at end of October 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.39%
(31.10.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.5%
(31.10.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.5%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
5
(2011 - Georgetown, Mazaruni, Timheri, New Amsterdam, Lusigan) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 1,580
(31.10.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
124.2%
(31.10.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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