Print version| Country | RWANDA | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Rwanda Correctional Services | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | P.O. Box 6516, Kigali, Rwanda | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +250 85 307 or 85 646 fax: +250 85 646 Web: www.nps.gov.rw |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Major General) Paul Rwarakabije
Commissioner General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
58,461
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
527
based on an estimated national population of 11.1 million at end of 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
26.9%
(October 2008) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
14.5%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(31.12.2011 - minors) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.3%
(mid-2002) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
14
(2012 - 13 prisons, 1 rehabilitation centre for juveniles) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 56,900
(31.12.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
102.7%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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