Print version| Country | MADAGASCAR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministere de la Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Administration Penitentiaire et Education Surveillee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | BP 231 Faravohitra, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +261 22 64469 fax: +261 22 64458 Web: www.justice.gov.mg/page6.html |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Desire Randrianandrasana
Directrice |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
19,870
at November 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
95
based on an estimated national population of 20.86 million at November 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
52.9%
(November 2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.0%
(November 2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.3%
(November 2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.1%
(30.10.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
83
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 13,000
(November 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
152.8%
(November 2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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