Print version| Country | SENEGAL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministère de la Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direction de l\'Administration Pénitentiaire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 58 Boulevard de la République, Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +221 823 86 03 fax: +221 822 93 62 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye
Directeur |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
8,428
at 21.12.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
64
based on an estimated national population of 13.25 million at December 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
41.4%
(21.12.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.4%
(21.12.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.1%
(21.12.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
10.7%
(21.12.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
37
(2007) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 7,090
(2008) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
97.2%
(2008) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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