Print version| Country | SOUTH SUDAN |
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Prison administration | South Sudan Prison Service |
| Telephone/fax/website | Web: ssps_dg@yahoo.com |
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Lt. General) Abel Makoi Wol
Director-General |
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.8,000
at June 2011 (Corrections Coordinator, United Nations Mission in Sudan, UNMIS) |
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.89
based on an estimated national population of 9.0 million at 2011 (estimate from disputed Sudanese Census of 2008) |
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.45%
(June 2011) |
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
80
(June 2011 - Juba Central Prison is the largest) |
| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
*
(Juba prison was constructed for 500 prisoners but held just over 1,000 in June 2011 - United Nations Mission in Sudan, UNMIS) |
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