Print version| Country | BOTSWANA | ||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of State President - Defence, Justice and Security | ||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Prisons and Rehabilitation / Botswana Prisons Service | ||||||||||||
| Contact address | Prison Service Headquarters, Private Bag X 02, Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +267 361 1700 fax: +267 397 5398 Web: ebalang@gov.bw |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Colonel) Silas Motlalekgosi
Commissioner of Prisons and Rehabilitation |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.5,063
at December 2010 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.251
based on an estimated national population of 2.02 million at December 2010 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
17.0%
(2.9.2009) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.1%
(2.9.2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
5.6%
(2.9.2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
22.6%
(2.9.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
24
(2011 - 22 prisons and 2 detention centres for illegal immigrants) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 3,967
(2.9.2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
131.5%
(2.9.2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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