Print version| Country | MAURITANIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Administration Pénitentiaire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | B.P. 350, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +222 633 3018 or 525 1263 fax: +222 525 7095 or 525 7002 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Sidi Mouloud Ould Brahim
Directeur de l'administration pénitentiaire |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,695
at 19.10.2011 (Ministry of Justice) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
47
based on an estimated national population of 3.57 million at October 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
49.2%
(19.10.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.6%
(2010) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.2%
(19.10.2011 - minors) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
18
(mid-2002 - 16 établissements and 2 centres intermédiaires) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 800
(2005) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
101.9%
(December 2005) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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