Print version| Country | MOZAMBIQUE | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | General Directorate for National Prison Services (Servicos Nacional dos Prisoes - SNAPRI) | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Caixa Postal No. 2645, Av. Julius Nyerere 1235, Maputo, Mozambique. | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +258 21 485 952 fax: +258 21 485 953 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Dr.) Eduardo Massanhane
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
16,881
at June 2012 (Ministry of Justice) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
69
based on an estimated national population of 24.43 million at June 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
38.0%
(June 2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.2%
(2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
*
(2009 - children) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.9%
(June 2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
184
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 6,654
(October 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
245.0%
(October 2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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