Print version| Country | BURKINA FASO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministere de la Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Administration Pénitentiaire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | BP 526, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +226 32 48 33 fax: +226 33 08 99 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Mr. Medard Voho
Directeur de l'Administration Pénitentiaire et de la Reinsertion Sociale |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,837
at 17.12.2011 (Ministry of Justice) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
28
based on an estimated national population of 17.2 million at December 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
48.1%
(2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.1%
(17.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.1%
(17.12.2011 - minors) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
21
(2008) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 2,660
(mid-2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
158.2%
(mid-2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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