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Country CURAÇAO (NETHERLANDS)
Ministry responsible Ministry of Justice
Prison administration Curaçao Detention and Correction Center (Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou)
Contact address Kaya Shers 182, Willemstad, Curaçao
Telephone/fax/website tel: +599 9 434 8333
fax: +599 9 465 5965
Head of prison administration
(and title)
Director
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
502
at October 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
331
based on an estimated national population of 151,500 at October 2011 (from 2011 Census figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
41.0%
(6.6.2007)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
6.9%
(6.6.2007)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
0.7%
(6.6.2007 - under 18)
Number of establishments /
institutions
1
(2010 - Curaçao Detention and Correction Center)
Official capacity of prison system 704
(6.6.2007)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
83.8%
(6.6.2007)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1994 c.500 (c.357)
1997 c.550 (c.374)
1999 434 (306)
2002 549 (432)
2006 578 (425)
2010 541 (363)

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