Print version| Country | PARAGUAY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Justicia y Trabajo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direccion General de Establecimientos Penitenciarios y Ejecucion Penal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +595 21 451245 fax: +595 21 451246 Web: www.mjt.gov.py |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Diego Marcelo Renna Casco
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
6,300
at 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
97
based on an estimated national population of 6.35 million at July 2009 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
71.2%
(July 2009) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.1%
(July 2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(12.12.2008 - minors) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.3%
(12.12.2008) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
15
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 5,300
(2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
118.9%
(2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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