Print version| Country | SIERRA LEONE | |||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government and Community Development | |||||||||
| Prison administration | Sierra Leone Prisons Service | |||||||||
| Contact address | Prison Headquarters, New England Ville, Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +232 22 240637 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Sanpha Bilo Kamara
Acting Director of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
2,537
at 30.11.2011 (Prison Watch, cited in U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
42
based on an estimated national population of 6.05 million at end of November 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
57.3%
(30.11.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.5%
(31.10.2010) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.7%
(15.4.2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
16
(2009) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 1,975
(15.4.2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
108.1%
(15.4.2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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