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Country LIBYA
Ministry responsible Ministry of Justice
Prison administration Authority of Judicial Police
Contact address Fallah, Tripoli, Libya
Telephone/fax/website tel: +218 21 480-4532
fax: +218 21 480-4490
Web: Almiezan@almiezan.net
Head of prison administration
(and title)
Aibrahim Salem Alhaag
Head of Judicial Police
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
5,328
at 24.1.2013 (national prison administration)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
81
based on an estimated national population of 6.55 million at January 2013 (estimated from United Nations figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
89.4%
(24.1.2013)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
1.9%
(24.1.2013)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
*
(under the responsibility of the Social Security ministry)
Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
13.3%
(24.1.2013)
Number of establishments /
institutions
24
(October 2012)
Official capacity of prison system 9,000
(June 2007)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
141.6%
(June 2007)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
2004 9,763 (173)
2007 13,217 (217)
2010 13,242 (203)

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