Print version| Country | KENYA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs, Heritage and Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Kenya Prisons Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | P.O Box 30175, Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +254 2 722 668 or +254 2 722 9 fax: +254 2 727 329 or +254 2 714 7 Web: www.homeaffairs.go.ke |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Isaiah Samuel Osugo
Commissioner of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
52,000
at February 2012 (Ministry of Home Affairs) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
126
based on an estimated national population of 41.2 million at February 2012 (from latest Census figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.36%
(October 2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.3%
(October 2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.5%
(5.6.2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.7%
(5.6.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
99
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 22,000
(February 2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
236.4%
(February 2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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