Print version| Country | GUINEA BISSAU |
| Ministry responsible | Ministère de la Justice |
| Prison administration | Service Judiciaire et Pénitentiaire |
| Contact address | Caixa Postal 17, Bissau, Guinea Bissau |
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +245 21 26 20 fax: +245 20 21 85 |
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Mendes Junior Paulo
Directeur de l'Administration Pénitentiaire |
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
64
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
41
based on an estimated national population of 1.56 million at end of 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
*
(2010 - according to the U.S. State Department human rights report the vast majority of the prison population consisted of detainees awaiting the conclusion of their trials) |
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.3%
(31.12.2011) |
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
2
(2011 - Bafata and Mansoa prisons) |
| Official capacity of prison system | 90
(31.12.2011) |
| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
71.1%
(31.12.2011) |
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