Print version| Country | MAURITIUS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Mauritius Prisons Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Prison Road, Beau Bassin, Mauritius | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +230 401 6600 fax: +230 454 9778 Web: www.gov.mu/portal/site/prisons |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Dr.) Jean Bruneau
Commissioner of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
2,663
at 16.1.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
202
based on an estimated national population of 1.32 million at January 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
39.5%
(16.1.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
6.3%
(16.1.2013) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.5%
(31.8.2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.9%
(31.8.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
11
(2013 - 8 adult prisons, 1 Correctional Youth Centre, 2 Rehabilitation Youth Centres) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 2,203
(31.8.2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
108.2%
(31.8.2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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