Print version| Country | ST. MAARTEN (NETHERLANDS) | ||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||
| Prison administration | Point Blanche Prison and House of Detention (Strafgevangenis en Huis van Bewaring Point Blanche) | ||||||
| Contact address | Mountain Dove Road 48, Point Blanche, St Maarten | ||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +599 54 22689 or 23249 or 20691 fax: +599 54 20697 or 30282 Web: email: hvbsx@hotmail.com |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Rudsel Ricardo
Director |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
138
at October 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
369
based on an estimated national population of 37,430 in 2011 (from Central Bureau of Statistics figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
18.1%
(9.7.2007) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.4%
(9.7.2007) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.1%
(9.7.2007 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
20.2%
(9.7.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2011 - Point Blanche) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 135
(10.2.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
103.7%
(10.2.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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